mezuzah

Noun

Meaning

religious texts from Deuteronomy inscribed on parchment and rolled up in a case that is attached to the doorframe of many Jewish households in accordance with Jewish law

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

mezuza ark pax tabernacle rood rosary relic host cross icon candle sacramental crucifix beads sprinkler

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Hypernyms

section subdivision

Examples

Once they entered, Bar-Nahum placed a mezuzah, or palm-sized scroll containing verses from the Torah, which was made from glass taken from the facade of Temple Emanu-El, against a wall of B’nai Torah. Source: Internet

Everyone knows what a mezuzah is. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

mezquite mezuman mezuza mezuzoth mezz mezza majolica