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Purim

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Noun

1. purim

(Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman

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Purim

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noun
a Jewish holiday celebrated on Adar 14, in February or March, and in Adar Sheni in leap years, to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the massacre planned for them by Haman (Esther 9)

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Purim

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noun
a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Lots, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Jews by Esther from a general massacre plotted by Haman: Esth. 9:21

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Purim

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n.
Judaism
The 14th of Adar, observed in celebration of the deliverance of the Jews from massacre by Haman.

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