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Definition of "kaddish" []

  • A Jewish prayer recited during services, and when mourning the death of a close relative. (noun)

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Use "kaddish" in a sentence
  • "The last time Myra had heard the kaddish was at Gil's funeral."
  • "He led the survivors in the mourner's kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead."
  • "Calling on family and friends to stand with me, I chanted kaddish."