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Definition of "mitzvah" []

  • A commandment of the Jewish law. (noun)
  • The fulfillment of such a commandment. (noun)
  • A worthy deed. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "mitzvah" in a sentence
  • "The word mitzvah does not mean “good deed” but actually means commandment."
  • "“Sometimes a mitzvah is seeing for yourself and coaxing a smile from the darkness.”"
  • ""It's what we call a mitzvah, a blessing or a good deed, to go to a funeral."