yom kippur

1. 1.

   (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law

   SynonymsDay of Atonement

   BroaderHigh Holy Daymajor fast day

   Judaism

Questions about yom kippur

What does yom kippur mean?

yom kippur means "(Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law".

What is another word for yom kippur?

Close synonyms include Day of Atonement. 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 yom kippur a common word?

yom kippur 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.