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    MITZVAH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected form: mitzvoth  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious dutyplay

    Synonyms:

    mitsvah; mitzvah

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

    act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

    Domain category:

    Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish lawplay

    Synonyms:

    mitsvah; mitzvah

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

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

    commandment; precept; teaching (a doctrine that is taught)

    Domain category:

    Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

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