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Purim

Purim Meaning & Definition
Purim Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Purim?

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

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See Also | Adar | Jewish holy day

Purim In Webster's Dictionary

\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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