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单词 Purim
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Definition of Purim in English:

Purim

noun ˈpʊərɪmpʊˈriːmpo͝oˈrēm
  • A lesser Jewish festival held in spring (on the 14th or 15th day of Adar) to commemorate the defeat of Haman's plot to massacre the Jews as recorded in the book of Esther.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I questioned when one of them gave the Arab drivers the presents we had received from Jewish drivers for Purim!
    • Cox describes the Jewish holiday of Purim, on which the defeat of Haman is celebrated by the reading of the book of Esther.
    • Stalin's death on Purim (a major Jewish holiday which celebrates overcoming oppression) in 1953, meant freedom for Rosner.
    • He was in his apartment, and had been fasting all day for the Fast of Esther, on the eve of Purim.
    • Their language is ancient Hebrew and their religion is akin to Judaism, although it does not contain modifications that Jews added over the past 3,000 years, such as the festivals of Purim and Hanukkah.
    • Maybe you've heard of Esther - the exiled orphan who became queen of the Persian Empire, saved her people from slaughter, and inspired the Jewish holiday of Purim.
    • This time they are not gas masks, but the traditional costumes celebrating the Jewish festival of Purim.
    • The festive Purim meal, the sending of food gifts, the encouragement to drink to excess - these are matters that deal with the body.
    • There are 7 holidays in the Jewish year: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot.
    • The same thing can be learned by Purim, because on Purim the Jews reaccepted the Torah.
    • We hope and pray with Jews - and humanity - all over the world that this truly will be a new Purim, and that soon we will store away these masks as well, but this time, forever.
    • At Purim Jews read the story of Esther in the synagogue.
    • With Purim right around the corner, I hoped that this year those words would finally come to fruition.
    • The Rama writes that one should have somewhat of a festive meal during the night of Purim in addition to the meal we eat the next day.
    • But Joey called from the bus transporting them to wish me a happy Purim.
    • This question is strengthened by a glance at other holidays that also have a story behind them, namely, Pesach, Succot, Tisha B'av and Purim.
    • The couple were going to a party to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim at London's Kabbalah Centre..
    • Rabbi Shimon Ben Gamliel holds that we should commemorate Purim during the second Adar.
    • Those who stayed in Bulgaria were ordered by the communists to celebrate no Jewish holy days except Purim and Hannukah, and there were directives about how these could be celebrated.
    • But the question remains - does drinking on Purim adversely affect the collective social health of the Jewish community?

Origin

Hebrew, plural of pūr, explained in the book of Esther (3:7, 9:24) as meaning 'lot', with allusion to the casting of lots by Haman.

 
 

Definition of Purim in US English:

Purim

nounpo͝oˈrēm
  • A lesser Jewish festival held in spring (on the 14th or 15th day of Adar) to commemorate the defeat of Haman's plot to massacre the Jews as recorded in the book of Esther.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are 7 holidays in the Jewish year: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot.
    • I questioned when one of them gave the Arab drivers the presents we had received from Jewish drivers for Purim!
    • Those who stayed in Bulgaria were ordered by the communists to celebrate no Jewish holy days except Purim and Hannukah, and there were directives about how these could be celebrated.
    • The couple were going to a party to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim at London's Kabbalah Centre..
    • With Purim right around the corner, I hoped that this year those words would finally come to fruition.
    • At Purim Jews read the story of Esther in the synagogue.
    • Maybe you've heard of Esther - the exiled orphan who became queen of the Persian Empire, saved her people from slaughter, and inspired the Jewish holiday of Purim.
    • The same thing can be learned by Purim, because on Purim the Jews reaccepted the Torah.
    • Their language is ancient Hebrew and their religion is akin to Judaism, although it does not contain modifications that Jews added over the past 3,000 years, such as the festivals of Purim and Hanukkah.
    • The festive Purim meal, the sending of food gifts, the encouragement to drink to excess - these are matters that deal with the body.
    • Stalin's death on Purim (a major Jewish holiday which celebrates overcoming oppression) in 1953, meant freedom for Rosner.
    • But Joey called from the bus transporting them to wish me a happy Purim.
    • We hope and pray with Jews - and humanity - all over the world that this truly will be a new Purim, and that soon we will store away these masks as well, but this time, forever.
    • But the question remains - does drinking on Purim adversely affect the collective social health of the Jewish community?
    • Cox describes the Jewish holiday of Purim, on which the defeat of Haman is celebrated by the reading of the book of Esther.
    • This time they are not gas masks, but the traditional costumes celebrating the Jewish festival of Purim.
    • This question is strengthened by a glance at other holidays that also have a story behind them, namely, Pesach, Succot, Tisha B'av and Purim.
    • Rabbi Shimon Ben Gamliel holds that we should commemorate Purim during the second Adar.
    • He was in his apartment, and had been fasting all day for the Fast of Esther, on the eve of Purim.
    • The Rama writes that one should have somewhat of a festive meal during the night of Purim in addition to the meal we eat the next day.

Origin

Hebrew, plural of pūr, explained in the book of Esther (3:7, 9:24) as meaning ‘lot’, with allusion to the casting of lots by Haman.

 
 
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