Yom Kippur

Yom Kip·pur

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

Definition of YOM KIPPUR

: 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

Origin of YOM KIPPUR

Hebrew yōm kippūr, literally, day of atonement

First Known Use: 1854

Other Calendar Terms

antedate, estival, gloaming, luster, sesquicentennial

Rhymes with YOM KIPPUR

Big Dipper, blue-chipper, day-tripper, horsewhipper, mudskipper