YOM KIPPUR

[ jɒm kɪ'pʊə , 'kɪpə ]

■ noun the most solemn religious fast of the Jewish year, the last of the ten days of penitence that begin with Rosh Hashana (the Jewish New Year).

Origin

Heb. Yōm Kippūr , from yōm 'day' + kippūr 'atonement'.