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Vinony

reconstructionist

noun

  1. one who tries to re-establish a historical practice
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Wiktionary

adj

  1. Of or pertaining to Reconstructionist Judaism.

    “Rabbi Sherry Shulewitz, associate executive director of the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation, explains that in the Reconstructionist view, “conversion is a gateway to membership in the Jewish people and a gift that the Jewish people offer new members.””

noun

Etymology: From reconstruction + -ist.

  1. Someone who attempts to reestablish an ancient or historic religion in the modern era.
  2. One who builds a reconstruction of a scene or event.

    “As with biomechanics, the majority of traffic accident reconstructionists work primarily for insurance industry.”