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Kedushah

American  
[kuh-doo-shah, kuh-doo-shaw] / kə duˈʃɑ, kəˈdu ʃɔ /

noun

Judaism.

plural

Kedushoth, Kedushot, Kedushos,

plural

Kedushahs

  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.

Etymology

Origin of Kedushah

From the Hebrew word qĕdhushshāh literally, holiness

Example Sentences

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One caught a corner of her apron in her mouth, the other moved a few steps backward, as in the synagogue at the end of the Kedushah.

From Stories and Pictures by Peretz, Isaac Loeb

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