Jewish holy day
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- noun
- Rosh Hashanah, marking the Jewish New Year, is celebrated as a joyous Jewish holy day with traditional rituals.
Examples
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Many families gather for a special meal on Yom Kippur, one of the most significant Jewish holy days.
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In a book by a former student on Jewish holy days, he has found the prayer they pray this day.
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During Hanukkah, it is customary to light candles every night to celebrate this Jewish holy day.
Synonyms
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A weekly day for rest and religious activities, for example Saturday or Sunday
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An eight-day Jewish festival that remembers a miracle of oil and the Temple being made holy again
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A major Jewish festival that remembers the escape from Egypt and is celebrated with a special family meal
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A weekly Jewish day of rest and worship from Friday evening to Saturday evening
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A holy day when Jewish people stop work, fast, and pray to seek forgiveness
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A Jewish festival that celebrates when Jews escaped a plot to kill them in ancient Persia
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A Jewish day of rest and worship from Friday evening to Saturday night
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An eight-day Jewish festival when families light candles to remember the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
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A Jewish holy day when people fast, pray, and ask forgiveness
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A Jewish spring festival that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt and usually lasts eight days
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A solemn Jewish festival that marks the start of the year with prayers and the blowing of a horn
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A week-long Jewish festival called Sukkot in autumn when people live briefly in small shelters to remember the desert journey
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A Jewish holiday that celebrates God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses on Mount Sinai
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An eight-day Jewish festival when people light a menorah each night
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An eight-day Jewish holiday celebrating the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again by lighting a menorah
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A Jewish holy day in early summer when people remember God giving the Ten Commandments to Moses
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A Jewish holiday that remembers when Moses received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai
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An eight-day Jewish festival in winter called Hanukkah that celebrates the Temple in Jerusalem being made holy again
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A day when Jewish people fast and mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem
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A Jewish holiday called Shavuot that remembers Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai
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An eight-day Jewish holiday called Hanukkah when families light candles each night to remember a miracle
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An eight-day Jewish festival in spring that remembers the Israelites leaving Egypt
A Jewish holiday when people joyfully celebrate finishing the yearly reading of the Torah
A Jewish holiday celebrating the end of the yearly reading of the Torah
A Jewish festival celebrating finishing the yearly reading of the Torah
How Important
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from the constituents: 'Jewish' (relating to Jews), 'holy' (sacred), and 'day' (a calendar/observance day). A B1 learner who knows these words will readily infer this refers to a sacred or religious day observed in the Jewish tradition; specific festival knowledge (e.g., Passover) is not required to understand the general sense.
Etymology
Jewish holy day comes from old Jewish practice of choosing certain days as holy for God, with rest, prayer and family meals. That's why the phrase means a religious 'holiday' or a day 'set apart' in the Jewish tradition.