minyan
the number of persons required by Jewish law to be present to conduct a communal religious service, traditionally a minimum of 10 Jewish males over 13 years of age.
such a group.
Origin of minyan
1Words that may be confused with minyan
- minion, minyan
Other definitions for Minyan (2 of 2)
descended from Minyas.
being or pertaining to a gray, wheel-thrown pottery produced in ancient Greece during the early part of the Helladic period, c2000 b.c.
Minyans. Also Min·yae [min-yee]. /ˈmɪn yi/. the descendants of Minyas who inhabited Orchomenus in Boeotia and Iolcus in Thessaly.
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British Dictionary definitions for minyan
/ Hebrew (minˈjan, English ˈmɪnjən) /
the number of persons required by Jewish law to be present for a religious service, namely, at least ten males over thirteen years of age
Origin of minyan
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