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FAST OF AV
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
Synonyms:
Fast of Ab; Fast of Av; Ninth of Ab; Ninth of Av; Tisha b'Ab; Tisha b'Av; Tishah b'Ab; Tishah b'Av
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Fast of Av" is a kind of...):
major fast day (one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar)
Jewish holy day (a religious holiday for Jews)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)