Yom Kippur

[yawm kip-er, yohm, yom, yawm kee-poor, yohm ki-puhr]

noun

Judaism.

1. 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.

Yom Kippur

/ jɔm kiˈpur, jɒm ˈkɪpə /

noun

1. Also called: Day of Atonement. 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

Yom Kippur

1. 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.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yom Kippur¹

From Hebrew, equivalent to yōm “day” + kippūr “atonement”

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yom Kippur¹

from Hebrew, from yōm day + kippūr atonement

Example Sentences

The 1973 Arab-Israeli War is also known as the Yom Kippur War and the October War, among other names.

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He called on “all sides” to uphold a disengagement agreement between Israel and Syria that followed the 1973 Yom Kippur War and that the U.N. says Israel is now violating.

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The acclaimed film’s stirring Yom Kippur scene has been compared to the iconic baptism sequence in “The Godfather.”

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Sandy Koufax did not pitch in Game 1 because of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.

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This 10-day stretch ends with Yom Kippur, a day of fasting, repentance and commemoration of the dead.

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