ALIYAH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel

Example:

students making aliyah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("aliyah" is a kind of...):

immigration; in-migration (migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there))

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

Meaning:

(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah

Example:

he was called on for an aliyah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("aliyah" is a kind of...):

accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)