minhag

[ Sephardic Hebrew meen-hahg; Ashkenazic Hebrew min-hahg ]

noun,plural min·ha·gim [Sephardic Hebrew meen-hah-geem; Ashkenazic Hebrew min-hah-gim]. /Sephardic Hebrew min hɑˈgim; Ashkenazic Hebrew mɪnˈhɑ gɪm/. Hebrew.
  1. a custom or procedure among Jews that is so firmly established as to have almost the binding force of law.

Origin of minhag

1
minhāgh custom

Other words from minhag

  • min·ha·gic, adjective

Words Nearby minhag

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