daven
daven definition
da·ven (dä′vən, dô′-)
intransitive verb
Judaism to recite the prayers of the liturgy, usually with a back-and-forth swaying motion
Etymology: Yiddish davnen, to pray
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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