PURIM - Definition

Pronunciation:		'pyûureem
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman

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	See Also:	Adar, Jewish holy day

Products Dictionary

	Definition:	Purim Tells the story of how Queen Esther saved the Jews from massacre and shows how she is still honored every year during Purim with a special service, a carnival, and a costume parade. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pu"rim\, n. [Heb. p[=u]r, pl. p[=u]r[imac]m, a lot.] A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman. --Esther ix. 26.