Purim

//ˈpʊəɹɪm// name

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Jewish festival, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Persian Jews from a complete massacre at the hand of Haman the Amalekite. Judaism

    "Today, Jews celebrate the holiday of Purim, a festival of revelry that commemorates their deliverance from an ancient genocidal plot. […] Traditionally, a scroll containing that book is read twice over the holiday, with listeners making noise to drown out the name of the story’s villain, Haman, a vizier who manipulated the Persian king into nearly eradicating the Jews."

  2. 2
    A surname.

Synonyms

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day of atonementhanukkahpentecostyom kippur

Example

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"On Purim people eat Haman's Ears."

Etymology

From Hebrew פּוּרִים (purím, literally “lots”).

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Purim spiel

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