English noun: mitzvah | |||
1. | mitzvah (cognition) (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law | ||
Synonyms | mitsvah | ||
Broader (hypernym) | commandment, precept, teaching | ||
Domain category | Judaism | ||
2. | mitzvah (act) (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty | ||
Synonyms | mitsvah | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, deed, human action, human activity | ||
Domain category | Judaism | ||