kiddush
Meanings
noun
- A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.
- Clipping of kiddush luncheon (“a light luncheon following a morning synagogue service typically serving grape juice, challah, and cold food, and especially following a bar or bat mitzvah”).
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew קִדּוּשׁ (kidúsh, “kiddush”, literally “sanctification”). Doublet of kaddish.
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