Kiddush

Quick meaning: Kiddush is a noun meaning (Judaism) A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.

Meaning

(Judaism) A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.

More Meanings

1. (Judaism) Clipping of kiddush luncheon (“a light luncheon following a morning synagogue service typically serving grape juice, challah, and cold food, and especially following a bar or bat mitzvah”).

Example Sentences

Cohn began the seder with a kiddush for wine, and the first two toasts he proposed were the traditional ones to life and to freedom.

The world’s richest Jew may have pledged to give the vast majority of his wealth to charity, but Mark Zuckerberg’s great-grandfather’s kiddush cup is staying in the family. […] “For shabbat tonight, we gave Max a kiddush cup that has been in our family for almost 100 years,” the 33-year-old billionaire wrote on his Facebook social media platform.

Word Forms

• kiddushes
• kiddushim
• kiddish

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include qiddush, kiddish, kiddushin, kedushah, kedusha, kaddish.

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