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Orthodox Jew

 noun
     
Orthodox Jew [countable]
a believer in the religion known as Orthodox Judaism, a form of the Jewish religion that strictly follows the laws given in the holy books called the Torah, including rules about food and clothes. Men who are Orthodox Jews wear black clothes and large black hats and usually have long beards.
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