kiddush

kid dush |ˈkidəSH, kēˈdo͞oSH ˈkɪdəʃ | ▶noun [ in sing. ] a ceremony of prayer and blessing over wine, performed by the head of a Jewish household at the meal ushering in the Sabbath (on a Friday night ) or a holy day, or at the lunch preceding it. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Hebrew qiddūš ‘sanctification. ’

kiddush

kiddush |ˈkɪdʊʃ | ▶noun a ceremony of prayer and blessing over wine, performed by the head of a Jewish household at the meal ushering in the Sabbath (on a Friday night ) or a holy day, or at the lunch preceding it. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Hebrew qiddūš ‘sanctification ’.