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Yom Kippur definition

Yom Kip·pur (yäm′ki po̵or′, yôm′-, -kip′ər)

one of the Jewish High Holidays, the Day of Atonement, a fast day of repentance during which the prayers recited include the Kol Nidre, observed on the 10th day of Tishri: Lev. 16:29-34

Etymology: Heb yom-kipur < yom, day + kipur < kiper, atone < root kpr, deny, disavow

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