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Day of Atonement

Day of Atonement proper noun: yom Kippur.

Proper noun

the Day of Atonement

  1. (Judaism) Yom Kippur.
    • Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2019

Day of Atonement meaning in Persian

Day of Atonement in Persian

Yom Kippur
روز کفاره ruz-e kaffāre

Origin of Day of Atonement

Calque of Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr).

Questions about Day of Atonement

What does Day of Atonement mean?
Day of Atonement means yom Kippur.
What is Day of Atonement in Persian?
Day of Atonement in Persian is روز کفاره (ruz-e kaffāre). See Day of Atonement meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Day of Atonement?
Day of Atonement is a proper noun.

Words near Day of Atonement in the dictionary

  1. day lily
  2. day man
  3. day men
  4. day nurseries
  5. day nursery
  6. Day of Atonement
  7. day of days
  8. day of doom
  9. day of judgement
  10. day of judgment
  11. Day of Memorial

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