English noun: Day of Atonement | |||
1. | Day of Atonement (time) (Judaism) a solemn and major fast day on the Jewish calendar; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic law | ||
Synonyms | Yom Kippur | ||
Broader (hypernym) | High Holiday, High Holy Day, major fast day | ||
Domain category | Judaism | ||