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kiddush definition

kid·dush (kid′o̵os̸h, ki do̵̅o̅s̸h′)

noun

Judaism a prayer recited over wine or bread on the eve of or on the day of the Sabbath or of a festival so as to set the day apart as holy

Etymology: TalmudHeb kidush, sanctification < root kdš: see kaddish

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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