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minhag

American

[meen-hahg, min-hahg] / minˈhɑg, ˈmɪn hɑg /

noun

Hebrew.

a custom or procedure among Jews that is so firmly established as to have almost the binding force of law.

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Derived Forms

minhagic

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

minhagim

plural

Etymology

Origin of minhag

minhāgh custom

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minhagim

Ceremonial laws, or minhagim, were to him a social compact among the members of a sect.

From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Raisin, Jacob S.

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