Meanings
seder1
plural seders · plural sedarim · plural sidarim · plural siddarim
- JudaismThe ceremonial meal held on the first night or first two nights of Passover.
On the same day, the State of Israel celebrated its first Passover seder and the United Nations, still meeting in those days at Flushing Meadow in Queens, voted to consider the Jewish state's application for membership.
2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 332- JudaismusuallyA ceremonial meal held on Tu BiShvat, consisting of several types of fruits and nuts.
- JudaismOne of the 6 parts into which the Mishnah is divided.
Seder2
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
seder · noun
- Hebrewסדר“order”
- Englishseder
Borrowed from Hebrew סדר (seder, “order”).
More words from Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Seder · proper noun
From the Hungarian surname, Americanized from Szeder, from the noun szeder (“cranberry”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch seder
- sederceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
Hebrew סֵדֶר
- סֵדֶר (séder)ceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
Italian seder
- sederceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
Polish seder
- sederceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
Spanish séder, seder
- séderceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
- sederceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
Yiddish סדר
- סדר (seyder)ceremonial meal held on the first night of Passover
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with seder
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Cite this entry
seder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seder
“seder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seder. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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