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noun
A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of kaddish.
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Usage: alt-of
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History
Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”). Doublet of kiddush. The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim).
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