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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Kaddish

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaddish

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Kaddish/ˈkɑː.dɪʃ/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #28500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il Kaddish è una preghiera tradizionale ebraica."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An ancient Jewish prayer consisting of praises of God, traditionally recited in Aramaic during religious services and by mourners after the death of a close relative.

    "The congregation stood in solemn reverence while the mourner recited the Kaddish."
  2. 2

    Specifically, the Mourner's Kaddish, a variation of the prayer said in memory of the dead.

    "He made a daily commitment to attend services to say Kaddish for his father."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Aramaic root q-d-sh, meaning holy, originating in ancient Jewish liturgical traditions during the late Second Temple period. It entered English usage via Hebrew and Jewish religious contexts to denote the specific doxology recited in synagogue services and in mourning rituals.

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