YOM KIPPUR


Meaning of YOM KIPPUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌyōm-ki-ˈpu̇r, ˌyȯm-, ˌyäm-; -ˈki-pər, -(ˌ)pu̇r ]

noun

Etymology: Hebrew yōm kippūr, literally, day of atonement

Date: 1854

: a Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayer on the 10th day of Tishri in accordance with the rites described in Leviticus 16 — called also Day of Atonement

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