ultra-Orthodox
Adjective
Meaning
ultra-Orthodox (not comparable)
(of a Jew) Very strictly observant; Haredi; being either Hasidic or Litvish (Misnagdic).
Examples
Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren recognize only the Holy Land, but not the state.
According to Health Ministry figures, Jerusalem has the highest number of coronavirus cases with the much smaller predominantly ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak in second place.
Ahead of the burial ceremony, a large number of police officers were deployed to the predominantly ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, where the funeral procession set out from.
An ultra-Orthodox couple taking a walk in Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet on April 27, 2020.
Current Hasidism is a sub-group within Ultra-Orthodox ("Haredi") Judaism and is noted for its religious conservatism and social seclusion.
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox Jews in the Stamford Hill area of London, January 17, 2015.