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Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur

 
pronunciation:
yom kih pur [or] yam kI pr
part of speech: noun
definition: the holiest day in the Jewish religion, observed by praying, not eating, and asking forgiveness for sins. Yom Kippur comes ten days after Rosh Hashanah, the first day of the Jewish year.