FAST OF THE FIRSTBORN

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Meaning:

(Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan 14 that is observed only by firstborn males; it is observed on the day before Passover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Fast of the Firstborn" 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)