Kiddush

[ Sephardic Hebrew kee-doosh; Ashkenazic Hebrew kid-uh sh ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew kiˈduʃ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ˈkɪd əʃ /

noun Judaism.

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

Origin of Kiddush

From the Hebrew word qiddūsh literally, sanctification

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Examples from the Web for kiddush

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
And the guest took the cup of wine from my father's hand, and recited a Kiddush.
Yiddish Tales|Various
A Kiddush such as we had never heard before, and shall never hear again.
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

On the contrary, he was to promote the Kiddush Hashem "the sanctification of the Name."
Chosen Peoples|Israel Zangwill
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

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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