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kaddishes

kaddishes is the plural of kaddish.

Meaning of kaddish

Noun

kaddish (plural kaddishes or kaddishim)

  1. (Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative.
    • O, my Father: ancient, hallowed
      Lonely, disappointed Father:
      Betrayed and rejected Ruler of the Universe:
      Angry, wrinkled Old Majesty:
      I want to pray
      I want to say Kaddish
      My own Kaddish. There may be
      No one to say it after me1963, “Symphony No. 3 ‘Kaddish’”, Samuel Pisar (lyrics), Leonard Bernstein (music)

Noun capitalized: Kaddishes

Kaddishes

  1. (plural) plural of Kaddish

Questions about kaddishes

What is kaddishes the plural of?
Kaddishes is the plural of kaddish.
What part of speech is kaddishes?
Kaddishes is a noun.

Words near kaddishes in the dictionary

  1. Kaddaffi
  2. Kaddafi
  3. Kaddafism
  4. Kaddhafi
  5. kaddish
  6. kaddishes
  7. kaddishim
  8. kade
  9. Kadel
  10. Kadelerataa
  11. Kadels

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