fast of ab

Questions about fast of ab

What does fast of ab mean?

fast of ab means "(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem".

What is another word for fast of ab?

Close synonyms include Tishah b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tisha b'Ab, Ninth of Av. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fast of ab a common word?

fast of ab is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.