Seder

American  

[sey-der] / ˈseɪ dər /

noun

Judaism.

Seders, plural Sedarim plural

1. a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.

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Seder British  

/ ˈseɪdə /

noun

1. Judaism a ceremonial meal with prescribed ritual reading of the Haggadah observed in Jewish homes on the first night or first two nights of Passover

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Etymology

Origin of Seder

First recorded in 1860–65, Seder is from the Hebrew word sēdher literally, order, arrangement

Example Sentences

Once, during a Passover Seder, Aft introduced me to his congregation as the Prophet Elijah.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

The dining room, earlier that evening used for a Passover Seder, was destroyed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

"I hope my little brother can sit with us at the Seder."

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2025

Blue tarps and blankets were put down in the middle of the lawn for Islamic prayers and a Passover Seder and a Shabbat service.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2024

Yet there were all those memories— of house and school and Seder; of Mother and Father and Aaron and Aunt Eva and the rest.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen