fast_of_esther (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Fast of Esther*:
NOUN	time	Fast of Esther	(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people

English > *Fast of Esther*: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning	(Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim.
Category	Judaism	The monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Broader	minor fast day	One of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar

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