kaddish

English

Etymology

From Hebrew קדיש‎ (kadísh, “kaddish”), from Jewish Aramaic קדיש‎ (qaddish, “holy”)

Noun

kaddish (plural kaddishes or kaddishim)

  1. A Jewish prayer recited during services, and when mourning the death of a close relative.

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