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MITZVAH
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Irregular inflected form: mitzvoth
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
Synonyms:
mitsvah; mitzvah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mitzvah" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
Synonyms:
mitsvah; mitzvah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mitzvah" is a kind of...):
commandment; precept; teaching (a doctrine that is taught)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
