purim Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman

WordNet

Pu"rim noun
Etymology
Heb. p&umac;r, pl. p&umac;r&imac;m, a lot.
Definitions
  1. A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman. Esther ix. 26.

Webster 1913