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- [Ashkenazic Hebrew kah-dish; Sephardic Hebrew kah-deesh]
- /Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɑ dɪʃ; Sephardic Hebrew kɑˈdiʃ/
- /kˈadɪʃ/
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- [Ashkenazic Hebrew kah-dish; Sephardic Hebrew kah-deesh]
- /Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɑ dɪʃ; Sephardic Hebrew kɑˈdiʃ/
Definitions of kaddish word
- noun plural kaddish (italics) a liturgical prayer, consisting of three or six verses, recited at specified points during each of the three daily services and on certain other occasions. 1
- noun plural kaddish (italics). Also called Mourner's Kaddish. the five-verse form of this prayer that is recited at specified points during each of the three daily services by one observing the mourning period of 11 months, beginning on the day of burial, for a deceased parent, sibling, child, or spouse, and by one observing the anniversary of such a death. 1
- noun plural kaddish Kaddishim, persons who recite this prayer. 1
- noun kaddish A Jewish prayer recited during services, and when mourning the death of a close relative. 1
- noun kaddish an ancient Jewish liturgical prayer largely written in Aramaic and used in various forms to separate sections of the liturgy. Mourners have the right to recite some of these in public prayer during the year after, and on the anniversary of, a death 0
- noun kaddish a prayer in praise of God, recited as part of the daily service 0
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Origin of kaddish
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15, Kaddish is from the Aramaic word qaddīsh holy (one)
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Parts of speech for Kaddish
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kaddish popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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