Kad·dish (kä d sh)n. Judaism A prayer recited in the daily synagogue services and by mourners after the death of a close relative. [From Aramaic qaddi  , holy, sacred, from q da, to become holy, be sacred (so called after the first words of the prayer); see qd in Semitic roots.] |
Kaddish [ˈkædɪʃ]
n pl Kaddishim [kæˈdɪʃɪm] Judaism
1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) an ancient Jewish liturgical prayer largely written in Aramaic and used in various forms to separate sections of the liturgy. Mourners have the right to recite some of these in public prayer during the year after, and on the anniversary of, a death
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism)
say Kaddish to be a mourner
[from Aramaic qaddīsh holy]
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