Yom Kippur
[ yawm kip-er, yohm, yom; Sephardic Hebrew yawm kee-poor; Ashkenazic Hebrew yohm ki-puh r ]
/ yɔm ˈkɪp ər, yoʊm, yɒm; Sephardic Hebrew ˈyɔm kiˈpur; Ashkenazic Hebrew yoʊm ˈkɪ pər /
noun
a Jewish high holy day observed on the 10th day of the month of Tishri by abstinence from food and drink and by the daylong recitation of prayers of repentance in the synagogue.
Also called
Day of Atonement.
Origin of Yom Kippur
< Hebrew, equivalent to
yōm day +
kippūr atonement
Example sentences from the Web for yom kippur
They strictly observed the dietary laws, and solemnized the festivals, and the fast of Yom-Kippur, which they called Ashura.
History of the Jews, Vol. III (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz
British Dictionary definitions for yom kippur
Yom Kippur
/ (jɒm ˈkɪpə, Hebrew jɔm kiˈpur) /
noun
an annual Jewish holiday celebrated on Tishri 10 as a day of fasting, on which prayers of penitence are recited in the synagogue throughout the day
Also called: Day of Atonement
Word Origin for Yom Kippur
from Hebrew, from
yōm day +
kippūr atonement
Cultural definitions for yom kippur
Yom Kippur
[ (yohm ki-poor, yom kup-uhr) ]
In Judaism, the Day of Atonement, the most important religious holiday; a day of fasting to atone for sins. It comes in autumn. (See Rosh Hashanah.)