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Haggadah

Hag·ga·dah [ hə gdə ] (plural Hag·ga·dahs or Hag·ga·doth [ hə gdōth ]) or Hag·ga·da [ hə gdə ] (plural Hag·ga·das or Hag·ga·doth) or Ag·ga·dah [  gaa d, ə gdə ] (plural Ag·ga·doth [  gaa dáwt, ə g dòt ])


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Passover service, or book containing it: the service for the ritual meal Seder celebrated by Jews at Passover, or the book containing this service. It includes the story of the Exodus from Egypt.

2. rabbinical literature on biblical stories: those sections of the Talmud and other rabbinical literature that deal with biblical narrative and stories and legends on biblical themes, rather than with religious law and regulations

3. story of Israelites' Exodus from Egypt: the account of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt that is central to the Jewish Passover ritual

[Mid-19th century. < Hebrew haggāḍāh "tale" < higgīḍ "tell"]

hag·gad·ic [ hə gáddik ] adjective
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