"frum" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /fɹʊm/, /fɹɪm/ (note: Poylish and Ukrainish traditions) Forms: frummer [comparative], frummest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʊm, -ɪm Etymology: From Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|פֿרום|t=pious}} Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”), {{cog|de|fromm}} German fromm, {{cog|nl|vroom}} Dutch vroom Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} frum (comparative frummer, superlative frummest)
  1. (Judaism) Pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism. Tags: Judaism Related terms: frummer
    Sense id: en-frum-en-adj-0nhVKas9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Judaism, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 40 31 26 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 32 26 0 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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