Seder

[ sey-der ]

noun,plural Se·ders, Hebrew Se·da·rim

[Sephardic Hebrew se-dah-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew suh-dah-rim, sey-dah-rim]. /Sephardic Hebrew sɛ dɑˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew səˈdɑ rɪm, seɪ dɑˈrɪm/. Judaism.

a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.

Origin of Seder

First recorded in 1860–65, Seder is from the Hebrew word sēdher literally, order, arrangement

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How to use Seder in a sentence

This week, at seders around the world, those words will have extra resonance because they are so obviously still true.
Frazier Glenn Miller Would Kill Every Jew Like Me | Hampton Stevens | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I hope it does; I've found it extraordinarily enjoyable, and have also met some remarkable people at these Seders over the years.
A Very Different Interfaith Seder | Paul Scham | April 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Seder

Seder

/ (ˈseɪdə) /

noun

Judaism a ceremonial meal with prescribed ritual reading of the Haggadah observed in Jewish homes on the first night or first two nights of Passover

Origin of Seder

from Hebrew sēdher order

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