HyperDic: prayer_shawl

English > 1 sense of the expression prayer shawl:
NOUNartifactprayer shawl, tallith, tallis(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner
English > prayer shawl: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer.
Synonymstallith, tallis
CategoryJudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Broadershawlcloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
Spanishtaled
Catalantaled, vel de la pregària

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