minhag
noun
a custom or procedure among Jews that is so firmly established as to have almost the binding force of law.
minhagim
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pluralof minhag.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ceremonial laws, or minhagim, were to him a social compact among the members of a sect.
From The Haskalah Movement in Russia by Jacob S. Raisin
