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On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.
Laura Schlessinger

Meaning of "Day of Atonement" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES DAY OF ATONEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with an approximate 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAY OF ATONEMENT

Day of Judgment

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Synonyms and antonyms of Day of Atonement in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

赎罪日
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Día de la Expiación
570 millions of speakers

English

Day of Atonement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रायश्चित के दिवस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

يوم الكفارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

День искупления
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dia da Expiação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রোটনের দিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Jour de l´Expiation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hari Pendamaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tag der Versöhnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

贖罪の日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속죄 의 날
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dina Pangruwaténg Dosa
85 millions of speakers
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Ngày Chuộc Tội
80 millions of speakers

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பிராயச்சித்தம் நாள்
75 millions of speakers

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प्रायश्चित्त दिवस
75 millions of speakers

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Kefaret Günü
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Translator English - Italian

Giorno dell´Espiazione
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Dzień Pojednania
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Translator English - Ukrainian

День спокутування
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Ziua Ispășirii
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Ημέρα του Εξιλασμού
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Dag van Versoening
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Försoningsdagen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Forsoningsdagen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Day of Atonement

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4 QUOTES WITH «DAY OF ATONEMENT»

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Lionel Blue
My mother was a modern woman with a limited interest in religion. When the sun set and the fast of the Day of Atonement ended, she shot from the synagogue like a rocket to dance the Charleston.
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Jonathan Sacks
Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holy of holies of Jewish time. It is that rarest of phenomena, a Jewish festival without food. Instead it is a day of fasting and prayer, introspection and self-judgment when, collectively and repeatedly, we confess our sins and pray to be written into God's Book of Life.
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Laura Schlessinger
On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.
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Janet Suzman
Always you find that the more decisive event wins so my father's sort of annual decisiveness which came upon him on the Day of Atonement every year, he suddenly remembered that he was Jewish.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAY OF ATONEMENT»

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Cult and Character: Purification Offerings, Day of ...
Roy Gane critically evaluates Jacob Milgrom's purification-offering theory but ultimately affirms and expands on his seminal insight that theodicy is foundational to the Israelite expiatory system.
Roy Gane, 2005
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The Day of Atonement: Its Interpretations in Early Jewish ...
The essays in this volume form a representative cross section of the history of reception of Leviticus 16 and the tradition of the Yom ha-Kippurim.
Thomas Hieke, Tobias Nicklas, 2011
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Day of Atonement
Tendays between the NewYear and the Day of Atonement—the holiest day in the Jewishcalendar. Ten days to right the spiritual and physical wrongs.Sins were expunged by immersing the soulin prayer, doing proper penitence,and giving ...
Faye Kellerman, 2014
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Seder Avodah for the Day of Atonement by Shelomoh Suleiman ...
This book contains a critical edition, an English translation, and a detailed commentary of two lengthy Hebrew liturgical poems for the Day of Atonement (called Seder Avodah) that were composed by a ninth- or tenth-century Jewish poet who ...
Shelomo Suleiman Al-Sanjary, Naoya Katsumata, 2009
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Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement
"Yom Kippur" will lead you step-by-step through the answers to these questions to its surprising outcome, enveloping you with its plea for love and forgiveness while bringing you to tears.
Silvia Ruarte Funes, 2012
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Day of atonement
When their friend Tommy Apple dies leaving them a million dollars and unanswered questions about his drug dealings, Joe and Judy Constantine are pressured to cooperate both with Tommy's cronies and with federal agents. 12,500 first printing ...
Alfred Alvarez, 1991
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Spanning the Abyss: How the Atonement Brings Humanity and ...
It is to that cluster of ideas that the eschatological Day of Atonement speaks. Daniel provides more information by placing the judgment/cleansing of the heavenly temple within the flow of history at a particular moment. The reference to the ...
Angel M. Rodriguez, 2008
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Theological Dictionary of Rabbinic Judaism: Principal ...
If one has violated a negative commandment and repented forthwith, the act of repentance suspends the punishment, and the Day of Atonement effects atonement for him. In such a case the Scripture states, "For on this day shall atonement be ...
Jacob Neusner, 2005
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The Religion of Ancient Israel
The Day of Atonement . The Priestly texts of the Old Testament record in some detail a separate expiatory ritual called the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16; 23:26 -32; Num. 29:7-11). While the ritual of the Day of Atonement involved more than ...
Patrick D. Miller, 2000
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Repentance: A Comparative Perspective
MLshnah the appropriate starting point, in the presentation of the moral dimensions of the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur): Mishnah-tractate Yoma 8:8-9 8:8 A. A sin offering and an unconditional guilt offering atone. B. Death and Day of ...
Amitai Etzioni, David Carney, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAY OF ATONEMENT»

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New York lawsuit cries foul over ritual Jewish chicken slaughter
... is swung over the head and then slaughtered in a symbolic transference of a person's sins in advance of the Jewish Day of Atonement. «Haaretz, Jul 15»
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Evangelist believes Jesus' return is coming soon
“The trumpet sounded on the day of atonement and all property would return to the original owner,” Goodwin said. “Why that's such a big deal is ... «Bowling Green Daily News, Jul 15»
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During Ramadan, we take a look at fasting in other faiths
Uzma: So is it really a Day of Atonement? Shirit: Yes, you atone to God for the sins you committed that year, and you atone to the people that ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
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'Disturbing and upsetting' Jews For Jesus shop opens in Hendon
Besides I would imagine the Day of Atonement is still very much on the Jewish calendar and although Lev 17 does forbid the eating of blood ... «Jewish News, Jul 15»
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Rituals by 7 ethnic groups to appease the spirits of Mt Kinabalu …
... buffaloes were slaughtered before declaring a day of atonement for the whole Kadazandusun Murut (KDM) community following the monolob ... «Daily Express, Jul 15»
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A Ramadan Lesson: Two Boys Forgo A Royal Feast – OpEd
*Yom Kippur: The Day of Atonement, the last day of the ten days of Awe during which Jews examine their hearts and minds and seek out ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
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Ramadan and the True Spirit of Islam
... the Day of Atonement, when every Jew is enjoined to spend the day in prayer while doing a rigorous heshbon ha nefesh (self-accounting) -- I ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Ramadan a time for reflection
The Jewish faith observes Yom Kippur — Day of Atonement — which includes 25 hours of fasting and prayer. Similarly, some Christian faiths ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
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Fasting in Divine Religions
The Day of Atonement, in other words Yom Kippur is the only fast day commanded in the Pantateuch and for the individual to be cleansed from ... «Morocco World News, Jun 15»
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Ramzan Ka Roza: 'It's Fascinating How Giving Up Food And Water …
Jews, like the early Christians, observe fasting as a form of penitence and purification on the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur. In Hinduism, it is ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jun 15»

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