"kaddish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkædɪʃ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɑdɪʃ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kaddish.wav [Southern-England] Forms: kaddishes [plural], kaddishim [plural]
Rhymes: -ædɪʃ Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), from Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”). Doublet of kiddush. The plural form kaddishim is borrowed from Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|קַדִּישׁ|t=kaddish|tr=kadish}} Hebrew קַדִּישׁ (kadish, “kaddish”), {{der|en|arc|קַדִּישׁ|t=holy; holy person|tr=qaddīš}} Aramaic קַדִּישׁ (qaddīš, “holy; holy person”), {{doublet|en|kiddush}} Doublet of kiddush, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|en|kaddishim}} kaddishim, {{bor|en|he|קַדִּישׁים|tr=kadishim}} Hebrew קַדִּישׁים (kadishim) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|kaddishim}} kaddish (plural kaddishes or kaddishim)
  1. (Judaism) A Jewish prayer of praise to God recited during services, and specifically when mourning the death of a close relative. Tags: Judaism Categories (topical): Judaism Synonyms: Kaddish, qaddish Translations (Jewish prayer of praise to God): kadiš [masculine] (Czech), kaddish [common-gender] (Danish), kaddisj [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), kaddiš (Finnish), kaddish [masculine] (French), qaddich [masculine] (French), Kaddisch [neuter] (German), Kaddisch [Alemannic-German, masculine] (German), קַדִּישׁ (kadish) [masculine] (Hebrew), kádis (Hungarian), каддиш (kaddiş) (Kyrgyz), kaddísj [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kaddísj [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kadisz [masculine] (Polish), kadysz [masculine] (Polish), kadish [masculine] (Portuguese), kadiș [masculine] (Romanian), кадиш (kadiš) [masculine] (Russian), kaddiš [masculine] (Slovak), kadish [masculine] (Spanish), каддиш (kaddyš) [masculine] (Ukrainian), קדיש (kdish) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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      ],
      "word": "кадиш"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Jewish prayer of praise to God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kaddiš"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Jewish prayer of praise to God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kadish"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kaddyš",
      "sense": "Jewish prayer of praise to God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "каддиш"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "kdish",
      "sense": "Jewish prayer of praise to God",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "קדיש"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kaddish"
}

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