KADDISH


Meaning of KADDISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-dish ]

noun

( plural kad·dish·es also kad·di·shim kä-ˈdi-shim, -(ˌ)shēm)

Usage: often capitalized

Etymology: Aramaic qaddīsh holy

Date: 1613

: a Jewish prayer recited in the daily ritual of the synagogue and by mourners at public services after the death of a close relative

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.