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kiddushin

kiddushin noun: an engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.

Noun

kiddushin

  1. (Judaism) An engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.
    • Just as Kiddushin takes place when the groom puts a ring on his bride's finger, so we, too, wind a strap around our finger and are sanctified unto the Holy One, blessed be He.1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 218

Origin of kiddushin

From Jewish Babylonian Aramaic קידושין (literally “sanctifications”), plural of קידוש. Syntactically equivalent to, but differs in meaning from, Hebrew קִדּוּשִׁים.

Questions about kiddushin

What does kiddushin mean?
Kiddushin means an engagement (promise to marry) between a man and a woman, made by themselves or by relatives.
What part of speech is kiddushin?
Kiddushin is a noun.

Words near kiddushin in the dictionary

  1. kiddows
  2. Kidds
  3. kiddush
  4. kiddushes
  5. kiddushim
  6. kiddushin
  7. kiddy
  8. kiddy fiddler
  9. kiddy fiddlers
  10. kiddy glove
  11. kiddy pool

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