Main Entry:

Yom Kip·pur

Pronunciation:

\ˌyōm-ki-ˈpu̇r, ˌyȯm-, ˌyäm-; -ˈki-pər, -(ˌ)pu̇r\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Hebrew yōm kippūr, literally, day of atonement

Date:

1854

: a Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayer on the 10th day of Tishri in accordance with the rites described in Leviticus 16 —called also Day of Atonement