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vidui

vidui noun: a Jewish confessional prayer.

Noun

vidui (uncountable)

  1. A Jewish confessional prayer
    • If a person feels death approaching, he should recite the vidui. And he should be reassured by those around him. Many have said the vidui and not died, and many have not said the vidui and have died.2006, Joseph Telushkin, A Code of Jewish Ethics: Volume 1: You Shall Be Holy, page 172

Questions about vidui

What does vidui mean?
Vidui means a Jewish confessional prayer.
What part of speech is vidui?
Vidui is a noun.

Words near vidui in the dictionary

  1. viduage
  2. vidual
  3. viduate
  4. viduated
  5. viduation
  6. vidui
  7. viduid
  8. viduids
  9. viduine
  10. viduity
  11. Vidura

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