kiddushn.
/ˈkɪdʊʃ/, U.S. /ˈkɪdəʃ/ A ceremony of prayer and blessing over bread and wine, performed by the head of a Jewish household at the meal ushering in the Sabbath or a holy day. Also attributive.
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1753 Jewish Ritual 34 All together with him in Concert, say the Keedush, i.e. the Sanctification.
1891 M. Friedländer Jewish Relig. 254 On Friday evening, before the meal, we praise God for sanctifying the Sabbath by a prayer called Kiddush, ‘sanctification’.
1932 A. Z. Idelsohn Jewish Liturgy ii. x. 133 The text of the Kiddush consists of Gen. 1:31 and 2:1–3. Then there follows the blessing over wine and the closing paragraph... In the home, the benediction over bread follows.
1945 G. Dix Shape of Liturgy iv. 88 On festivals there was another common cup blessed and partaken of, besides the cup of blessing, both at a chabûrah meeting and at the ordinary family meal of a pious Jewish household. This was the kiddûsh-cup.
1960 Commentary June 500/1 Perhaps only one out of every two families begin the meal with the kiddush.
1973 Jewish Chron. 18 May 50/2 A service was conducted..at the Friern Hospital Synagogue and a kiddush was provided for the patients.
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