Purim

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purim \Pu"rim\, n. [Heb. p[=u]r, pl. p[=u]r[imac]m, a lot.]
     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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Purim
       n : (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance
           from massacre by Haman