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avodah zarah

avodah zarah noun: idolatry.

Noun

avodah zarah (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) idolatry
    • One SCJ commentator said how he felt that the custom of kissing the mezzuzah was something that should be banned as being too close to avodah zarah.1992 September 8, Yechezkal Shimon Gutfreund, “Not a Charm?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)
    • The eradication of the mindset of avodah zarah is a lifelong quest.2022 September 1, Rabbi Elie Feder, Gematria Refigured, Mosaica Press, →ISBN, page 44

Origin of avodah zarah

Borrowed from Hebrew עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה (avodá zará, “foreign worship”).

Questions about avodah zarah

What does avodah zarah mean?
Avodah zarah means idolatry.
What part of speech is avodah zarah?
Avodah zarah is a noun.

Words near avodah zarah in the dictionary

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