Seder

[ sey-der ]

/ ˈseɪ dər /

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Definition of Seder

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

sedative, Seddon, Sedecias, se defendendo, sedentary, Seder, sederunt, sedge, sedged, sedge family, sedge fly

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How to use Seder in a sentence

A few weeks ago, I was sitting at a Passover Seder with hundreds of other people on a kibbutz not far from Haifa.
What Passover Teaches Us About The Nakba|A. Daniel Roth|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But this isn't your usual anodyne interfaith Seder, where all is prescribed by ritual and controversial topics are avoided.
A Very Different Interfaith Seder|Paul Scham|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Last week, I joined about 40 other Jews, Muslims, and Christians at a third Passover Seder.
A Very Different Interfaith Seder|Paul Scham|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This was the tenth time this Seder has been held, and the fifth at ADAMS.
A Very Different Interfaith Seder|Paul Scham|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Andrea (and her collaborators) designed the Seder to maximize discussion of what unites us—and what divides us.
A Very Different Interfaith Seder|Paul Scham|April 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ay, the Passover cele345bration, the Seder, remained in the poet's memory till the day of his death.
Jewish Literature and Other Essays|Gustav Karpeles
The second book (Seder Moed) of the Mishna contains two tractates bearing upon the subject of fasting.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2|Various
Leopold Friedlnder drew the large silver Seder platter towards him.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
When you saw all these things at the Seder table, didn't you always feel like asking what they all meant?
A Manual for Teaching Biblical History|Eugene Kohn
In Seder Olam they are called "prophets who prophesied in Egypt."
The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Kings|F. W. Farrar

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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