an ancient Jewish liturgical prayer largely written in Aramaic and used in various forms to separate sections of the liturgy. Mourners have the right to recite some of these in public prayer during the year after, and on the anniversary of, a death
2. say Kaddish
Word origin
C17: from Aramaic qaddīsh holy
kaddish in American English
(ˈkɑdɪʃ)
noun
1. Judaism
a prayer in praise of God, recited as part of the daily service
2.
another form of this prayer recited by mourners
Word origin
Aram kadish, lit., holy, akin to Heb kadosh, holy < root kdš, sanctify
Examples of 'Kaddish' in a sentence
Kaddish
There were no songs that he knew of to be sung for the Day of Atonement, only the mourner's Kaddish.
Adair, Tom (Intro) THREE KINDS OF KISSING - SCOTTISH SHORT STORIES
The wailing is like Kaddish, an endless, frightened lament.
Sara MacDonald SEA MUSIC (2003)
The entire congregation then stood while Rappaport led them in the Kaddish prayer.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS