Megillah
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) Judaism
"Song of Songs, one of the five Megillot ("Scrolls") of Ketuvim ("Writings") recited either before or after Minhah on the eve of every Sabbath, after the Seder on Passover, and publicly in the synagogue in the Ashkenazic tradition."
- 2 Alternative form of magilla. alt-of, alternative
"Actually, a monetary policy maker would probably be okay with the whole “improved credibility” megillah, since it flatters their self-image."
- 3 (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim wordnet
- 4 the Book of Esther Judaism, specifically
- 5 (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account wordnet
Example
More examples"Song of Songs, one of the five Megillot ("Scrolls") of Ketuvim ("Writings") recited either before or after Minhah on the eve of every Sabbath, after the Seder on Passover, and publicly in the synagogue in the Ashkenazic tradition."
Etymology
From Hebrew מגילה / מְגִלָּה (m'gilá, “scroll”). Doublet of magilla.
See the entry at magilla.
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