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Purim — • Jewish feast that commemorates the deliverance of the Jews from Haman Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Purim Purim † … Catholic encyclopedia
Pur — could refer to:*Polyurethane, a polymeric material *The Pur River, a body of water in the Urals federal district in Russia *Pur (Vedic), from the Rigveda, a Hindu text *The Hindi suffix pur, used in many Indian place names, meaning village *Pur… … Wikipedia
Purim — late 14c., Jewish festival on the 14th of Adar (in commemoration of the defeat of Haman s plot), from Heb. purim, lit. lots (pl. of pur), identified with haggoral the lot (Esther iii.7, ix.24), perhaps from Akkad. puru stone … Etymology dictionary
Purim — [poor′im, po͞o rēm′] n. [Heb purim, pl., lit., lots < ? Akkadian pur, stone] a Jewish holiday, the Feast of Lots, celebrated on the 14th day of Adar, commemorating the deliverance of the Jews by Esther from a general massacre plotted by Haman … English World dictionary
Purim — Kostümierte Purim Feiernde, Druck aus dem Philologus Hebræo Mixtus, 1657 Das jüdische Purimfest (פורים Purim von hebräisch Pur, Los, ursprünglich vom akkadischen Wort pūru; jiddisch Purim oder Pirem) wird am 14. (in Städten, die zur Zeit des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Purim-Fest — Kostümierte Purim Feiernde, Druck aus dem Philologus Hebræo Mixtus, 1657 Das jüdische Purimfest (פורים Purim von hebräisch Pur, Los, ursprünglich vom akkadischen Wort pūru; jiddisch Purim oder Pirem) wird am 14. (in Städten, die zur Zeit des… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Purim — /poor im/; Seph. Heb. /pooh rddeem /; Ashk. Heb. /poordd im/, n. a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman. [ < Heb purim, pl. of pur lot] … Universalium
Purim — Pu•rim [[t]ˈpʊər ɪm[/t]] hebr. [[t]puˈrim[/t]] n. jud a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman • Etymology: < Heb pūrīm, pl. of pūr lot … From formal English to slang
Purim — /ˈpʊrɪm/ (say poorim), /pʊˈrɪm/ (say poo rim) noun a Jewish festival, observed on the 14th day of the month of Adar (falling in February or March), in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jewish people from the massacre planned by Haman, a… …
Purim — n. a Jewish spring festival commemorating the defeat of Haman s plot to massacre the Jews (Esth. 9). Etymology: Heb., pl. of pur, perh. = LOT n. 2 … Useful english dictionary
