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purim |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purim \Pu"rim\, n. [Heb. p[=u]r, pl p[=u]r[imac]m, a lot.] A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman. --Esther ix 26. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Purim n : a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman [syn: {Purim}]
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