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FAST OF ESTHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Fast of Esther" is a kind of...):
minor fast day (one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
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