Megillah (redirected from whole megillah)

Me·gil·lah  (m-gl)

n.

1. Judaism The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim.

2. megillah Slang A tediously detailed or embroidered account: told us the whole megillah.

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[Hebrew mgillâ, scroll, from glal, to roll; see gll in Semitic roots.]

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megillah [məˈgɪlə (Hebrew) migiˈla]

n pl -lahs, -loth (Hebrew) [-ˈlɔt] Judaism

1. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim

2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes

3. Slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out

[Hebrew: scroll, from galal to roll]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	megillah - (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
	2.	Megillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud scroll, roll - a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)