Kedushah

[ Sephardic Hebrew kuh-doo-shah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-doo-shaw ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural Ke·du·shoth, Ke·du·shot, Ke·du·shos [k, uh, -doo-, shawt, k, uh, -, doo, -shaws], English Ke·du·shahs.

1. a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kedushah¹

From the Hebrew word qĕdhushshāh literally, holiness