rejoicing over the law

Questions about rejoicing over the law

What is another word for rejoicing over the law?

It depends which rejoicing over the law you mean. In the sense “(Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah”, the synonyms are Shimchath Torah, Simchat Torah, Simhath Torah, Simhat Torah, Simchas Torah, Rejoicing of the Law, Rejoicing in the Law. Across all 1 sense there are 7 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of rejoicing over the law?

WordNet records no antonym for rejoicing over the law. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for rejoicing over the law come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

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• Full entry for rejoicing over the lawAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
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