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Day of Atonement
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yom kippur
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Yom Kippur (; , , or ), also known as the Day of Atonement , is the holiest day of the year in Judaism . Its central themes are atonement and repentance . Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Yom Kippur \Yom` Kip*pur"\ (y[=o]m`k[i^]*p[oo^]r", y[aum]m`k[i^]*p[oo^]r"), [Heb. y[=o]m kipp[=u]r, day of atonement.] (Jewish Antiq.) the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the rites ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Jewish holiday, 1854, from Mishnaic Hebrew yom kippur (in Biblical Hebrew, yom kippurim ), literally "day of atonement," from yom "day" + kippur "atonement, expiation."