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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) a chant of praise (Psalms 113 through 118) used at Passover and Shabuoth and Sukkoth and Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
chant (a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)