Day of Atonement

proper noun

Yom Kippur.

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Yom Kippur
OriginHebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Day of Atonement
  1. JudaismYom Kippur.

    Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

    2019 October 8, Christina Maxouris and Doug Criss, “Everything you wanted to know about Yom Kippur”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2019

Synonyms & antonyms

noun(Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law

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Yom Kippur
Broader
High Holy DayHigh Holidaymajor fast day
Also see
yom kippur

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיוֹם כִּיפּוּר
  2. EnglishDay of Atonement

Calque of Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 贖罪日 /赎罪日
  • 贖罪日 /赎罪日 (Shúzuìrì)Yom Kippur
French Grand Pardon
  • Grand PardonYom Kippur
Persian روز کفاره
  • روز کفاره (ruz-e kaffāre)Yom Kippur
Polish Jom Kippur, Sądny Dzień
  • Jom KippurYom Kippur
  • Sądny DzieńYom Kippur
  • Dzień PojednaniaYom Kippur
  • Dzień PrzebłaganiaYom Kippur
Russian День искупления
  • День искупления (Denʹ iskuplenija)Yom Kippur
Swedish försoningsdagen
  • försoningsdagenYom Kippur
Ukrainian День Спокути
  • День Спокути (Denʹ Spokuty)Yom Kippur
Welsh Dydd y Cymod
  • Dydd y CymodYom Kippur
Cite this entry
APA

Day of Atonement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Day%20of%20Atonement

MLA

“Day of Atonement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Day%20of%20Atonement. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Day of Atonement,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Day%20of%20Atonement.

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