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niddui

niddui noun: brief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days.

Noun

niddui (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) Brief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days.
    • One who is under a ban of nidui or cherem (G-d forbid) cannot be counted towards a minyan.2003 April 30, R, “Who counts toward a Minyan?”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Forms of niddui

alternative formnidui

Questions about niddui

What does niddui mean?
Niddui means brief excommunication, lasting either seven or thirty days.
What part of speech is niddui?
Niddui is a noun.

Words near niddui in the dictionary

  1. niddle-noddled
  2. niddle-noddles
  3. niddle-noddling
  4. NIDDM
  5. Niddrie
  6. niddui
  7. niddy-noddies
  8. niddy-noddy
  9. nide
  10. Nider
  11. nidering

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