MEZUZA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law

Synonyms:

mezuza; mezuzah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mezuza" is a kind of...):

section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))

Holonyms ("mezuza" is a part of...):

Book of Deuteronomy; Deuteronomy (the fifth book of the Old Testament; contains a second statement of Mosaic law)

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