Seder
[ sey-der ]
/ ˈseɪ dər /
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noun, plural Se·ders, Hebrew Se·da·rim [Sephardic Hebrew se-dah-reem; Ashkenazic Hebrew suh-dah-rim, sey-dah-rim]. /Sephardic Hebrew sɛ dɑˈrim; Ashkenazic Hebrew səˈdɑ rɪm, seɪ dɑˈrɪm/. Judaism.
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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Origin of Seder
First recorded in 1860–65, Seder is from the Hebrew word sēdher literally, order, arrangement
Words nearby Seder
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British Dictionary definitions for Seder
Seder
/ (ˈseɪdə) /
noun
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
Word Origin for Seder
from Hebrew sēdher order
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