
| Day of Atonement n. See Yom Kippur. [Translation of Hebrew yôm kippûr.] |
In Judaism, the Day of Atonement, the most important religious holiday; a day of fasting to atone for sins. It comes in autumn. (See Rosh Hashanah.)
An annual day of fasting and prayer among the Israelites, still observed by their descendants, the present-day Jews. It occurs in autumn, and its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law. Jews call this day Yom Kippur.