Definition of purim Purim
/pʊˈɹʌm/ - [purum] - Pu•rim
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| purim - (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman | ||
| jewish holy day a religious holiday for Jews | ||
| adar the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- purim (n.)
A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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purim
pū′rim, n. the feast of lots held about 1st of March, in which the Jews commemorated their deliverance from the plot of Haman, as related in Esther. [Heb., pl. of pur, lot.]
