Yom Kip‧pur /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə, -kɪˈpʊə $ ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpər, -kɪˈpʊr/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Hebrew; Origin: 'Day of Atonement']
a Jewish religious holiday on which people do not eat, but pray to be forgiven for the things they have done wrong

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