ethnocentric

English

Etymology

From ethno- +‎ -centric.

Adjective

ethnocentric (comparative more ethnocentric, superlative most ethnocentric)

  1. Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism.
    • 2000, David Golinkin, “The Whys and Hows of Consservative Halakhah”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 15:
      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.

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