ROSH CHODESH

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy

Synonyms:

Rosh Chodesh; Rosh Hodesh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Rosh Chodesh" is a kind of...):

Jewish holy day (a religious holiday for Jews)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

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