On Vox: Word of the Day.

FRUM, adj.

(pronounced "froom"; also: frummer/frummest; antonym: frei) A Yiddish word meaning committed to be observant of the 613 Mitzvot, or Jewish commandments, specifically of Orthodox Judaism. (e.g. "The frum world's insistence on marrying by age 22 is not realistic for anyone who comes from a non-traditional background").

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