[ hə'gα:də , haga'dα: ]
■ noun ( plural Haggadoth or Haggadot -dəʊt ) Judaism
1》 the text recited at the Seder on the first two nights of the Passover.
2》 a legend or anecdote used to illustrate a point of the Law in the Talmud.
↘this (non-legal) element of the Talmud.
Derivatives
Haggadic -'gadɪk , -'gα:dɪk adjective
Origin
from Heb. Haggāḏāh ,'tale, parable', from higgīḏ 'tell, expound'.