unveiling

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unveiling (uhn-VEIL-ling) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Hakamat matzeva; the ceremony marking the placing of a deceased person's headstone one year after his or her burial.

Example Sentences

  • "We're going to the cemetery next week for the unveiling."

  • "My mother’s headstone unveiling is in two weeks. I was planning to wear a dark suit, but my aunt hinted that that might be overly formal since the ceremony is, in part, about 'moving on with life.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • English

Etymology


      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

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