MINYAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: minyanim   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("minyan" is a kind of...):

quorum (a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business)

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