Purim
Purim
Definition
Pu·rim (po̵or′im, po̵̅o̅ rēm′)
noun
a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Lots, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Jews by Esther from a general massacre plotted by Haman: Esth. 9:21
Etymology: Heb purim, pl., lit., lots < ? Akkadian pur, stone
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