Daven

//ˈdɑː.vən// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray Judaism, intransitive

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"I don't care! God, no God, you daven!"

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish דאַוונען (davnen).

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