fast of gedaliah

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   (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah

   Broaderminor fast day

   Judaism

Questions about fast of gedaliah

What does fast of gedaliah mean?

fast of gedaliah means "(Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri 3 that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah".

Is fast of gedaliah a common word?

fast of gedaliah 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.