Sukkoth

Suk·koth  (sks, s-ks, s-kôt)

n. Judaism

Variant of Succoth.

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Sukkoth, Succoth [ˈsʊkəʊt -kəʊθ (Hebrew) suːˈkɔt]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) an eight-day Jewish harvest festival beginning on Tishri 15, which commemorates the period when the Israelites lived in the wilderness Also called Feast of Tabernacles

[from Hebrew, literally: tabernacles]

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Noun

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Sukkoth - a major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles, Succos, Succoth, Tabernacles Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud church festival, religious festival - a festival having religious significance Jewish holy day - a religious holiday for Jews Tishri - the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)