kiddushin

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Pronunciations

kiddushin (kee-doo-SHEEN)

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Definitions

  • n. Holiness.

  • n. The first half of the Jewish wedding ceremony.

  • n. Marriage.

Example Sentences

  • "The institution of kiddushin presupposes that men are primary actors to whom women are adjuncts. If we assume modern women aren't adjuncts, is kiddushin even possible?" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew

Etymology

  • קִידּוּשִׁין

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).

      Alternative Spellings

      kidushin

Notes

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