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Yom Kippur

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A holy day observed on the tenth day of Tishri and marked by fasting and prayer for the atonement of sins.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • (Jewish Antiq.) the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called Day of Atonement.

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  • proper noun A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Hebrew yôm kippûr : yôm, day; see ywm in Semitic roots + kippûr, atonement (from kippēr, to cover, atone; see kpr in Semitic roots).]

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From Hebrew יוֹם כִּפּוּר (yom kippúr), literally "day of atonement".

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Examples

  • Last month, one driver pulled down the neck of his shirt and pulled up the leg of one of his pants to reveal two wounds sustained in the so-called Yom Kippur war.

    Freddy Deknatel: Cairo Cabs and Conversation 2008

  • The Government of South Africa unequivocally condemns the latest suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel, on the eve of Yom Kippur, which is reported to have left 18 people dead.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • But if you think that day is called Yom Kippur, think again.

    Aish.com 2010

  • The tenth of Muharram for them is called Yom Kippur which also means ten.

    Brunei Lifestyle 2009

  • On Shabbat Shuvah we enter into high gear preparing for Yom Kippur, which is just a few days away.

    THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS 2009

  • Mine get off Rosh Hoshonnah, which was last week, and Yom Kippur, which is this week.

    Home Ec 101 2008

  • Were a neo-nazi group to protest in a public space within close proximity to a synagogue during an important Jewish holidsy such as Yom Kippur or Rosh Hashanah, I think this would be a clearly discourteous act, while simultaneously being an arguably permissible and protected act in light of the Constitution.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Disagreement Need Not Equal Discourtesy 2010

  • How could we market a major holiday such as Yom Kippur?

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  • How could we market a major holiday such as Yom Kippur?

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  • Israeli chief rabbi condemns mosque attack children, one way or another, manage to acquire insight into sombre holidays such as Yom Kippur, Jewish parents

    WN.com - Articles related to Pamela Cox: Latin America enters decade with more clout 2009

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