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ethnocentric

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From ethno- + -centric.

  1. Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism.

    The third ethnocentric approach [to halakhah] is extremely pragmatic. The greatest threat to the survival of the Jewish people today is assimilation and intermarriage. For thousands of years the mitzvot have protected the Jewish people from these threats and ensured Jewish continuity.