frum

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/ˈfɹʊm/[ˈfɹʷʊm]/ˈfɹɪm/[ˈfɹʷɪm]

adjective

Pious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.

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OriginYiddish פֿרום →
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Meanings

frum1

adjectivefrum (comparative frummer, superlative frummest)

comparative frummer · superlative frummest

  1. JudaismPious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.

    I learned all about the role of the kibbutz in Israeli life. Not to mention the role of the Arab, the artist, the woman, the socialist and the frum Jew.

    1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 45

    Synonyms: devoutful, heavenly-minded, godly, Allah-fearing, devout, devoutful, godfearing, heavenly-minded

Frum2

proper nounFrum (plural Frums)

plural Frums · alternative From · alternative Fromm · alternative Fromme

  1. A surname from Yiddish.

Frum3

proper noun

alternative From · alternative Fromm · alternative Fromme

  1. A surname from Yiddish [in turn originating as a patronymic], having a father Afrom (“Abraham, Abram”)

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePious, observant; committed to obeying all the laws of Judaism.

Similar
devoutfulheavenly-mindedgodlyAllah-fearingdevoutdevoutfulgodfearingheavenly-mindedinwardgodlyobservantpiouspiteouspracticingreligionarysaintedsanctimonious
Also see
allah-fearingdevoutdevoutfulgodfearinggodlyharediheavenly-mindedinwardobservantpiouspiteouspracticingreligionarysaintedsanctimonious

Origin

frum · adjective

  1. Yiddishפֿרום“pious”
  2. Englishfrum

Borrowed from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “pious”). Related to German fromm and Dutch vroom.

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Frum · proper noun

  1. Yiddishפֿרום“religious, pious, observant”
  2. EnglishFrum

* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish פֿרום (frum, “religious, pious, observant”) * As a German surname, spelling variant of Fromm.

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Frum · proper noun

  1. Hebrewאברם
  2. Yiddishאברם
  3. EnglishFrum

From Yiddish אברם (afrom), from Hebrew אברם from אברהם. Doublet of Abram.

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Translations

German Fromm
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Yiddish פֿרום
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with frum

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Cite this entry
APA

frum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frum

MLA

“frum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frum.

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