kiddush
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Pronunciations

kiddush (kee-DOOSH) listen
kiddush (KID-ish) listen

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Definitions

  • n. The blessing recited over wine on Sabbath or holidays at the beginning of the meal or ceremony.

  • n. The reception after synagogue services where refreshments and food are served.

Example Sentences

  • "My father asked me to make kiddush."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • Heb קידוש kidúsh, Ashkenazi Heb/Yiddish kídesh

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
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      • South Africa
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      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
      • Yinglish: A Lexicon of Judeo-English by Aliza Bulow
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      Alternative Spellings

      kiddish, kidush, kidish

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