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Definition of: Yom Kippur
(yom kip′ər, Hebrew yōm kip′·r)
The Jewish Day of Atonement: the 10th of Tishri (September–October). It is marked by continuous prayer and fasting for 24 hours from sundown on the evening previous. [<Hebrew yōm kipūr day of atonement]
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