HyperDic: fast_of_av

English > 1 sense of the expression Fast of Av:
NOUNtimeFast of Av, Tishah b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tisha b'Ab, Ninth of Av, Ninth of Ab, Fast of Ab(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
English > Fast of Av: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem.
SynonymsTishah b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tisha b'Ab, Ninth of Av, Ninth of Ab, Fast of Ab
CategoryJudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
BroaderJewish holy dayA religious holiday for Jews
major fast dayOne of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar
SpanishTisha b'Av
CatalanTixà be-Av

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