Found 2 items, similar to Purim.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Purim
Purim
n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance
from massacre by Haman
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Purim
Purim
\Pu"rim\, n. [Heb. p[=u]r, pl. p[=u]r[imac]m, a lot.]
A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted
to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the
machinations of Haman. --Esther ix. 26.
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