Kiddush

[ Sephardic Hebrew kee-doosh; Ashkenazic Hebrew kid-uhsh ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew kiˈduʃ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɪd əʃ /

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noun Judaism.

a blessing recited over a cup of wine or over bread on the Sabbath or on a festival.

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Origin of Kiddush

From the Hebrew word qiddūsh literally, sanctification

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How to use Kiddush in a sentence

Our Kiddush prayers were done with gefilte fish and grape juice instead of wine.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison|Daniel Genis|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is only when the time comes for saying Kiddush that my father and the guest hold a Hebrew conversation.
Yiddish Tales|Various
A Kiddush such as we had never heard before, and shall never hear again.
Yiddish Tales|Various
I thought of my comrades, how they would have laughed, what slaps would have rained down, had they been present at that Kiddush.
Yiddish Tales|Various

After the Skul rabbi's Kiddush and Havdoleh, she will listen to no other; she says her own over cake or currant wine.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz
And her Kiddush is his Kiddush—the same low, dignified chant, the same sweetness.
Stories and Pictures|Isaac Loeb Peretz

British Dictionary definitions for Kiddush

Kiddush

/ (ˈkɪdəʃ, Hebrew kɪˈdʊʃ) /

noun Judaism

a special blessing said before a meal on sabbaths and festivals, usually including the blessing for wine or bread

a reception usually for the congregants after a service at which drinks and snacks are served and this grace is said

Word Origin for Kiddush

from Hebrew qiddūsh sanctification

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