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Kol Nidre

Kol Nid·re [ kōl ní drày, kàwl nee dráy ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Jewish prayer: in Judaism, the prayer recited at the opening of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur. It asks that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and that all transgressions be forgiven.

[Late 19th century. < Aramaic kol niḏrē "all the vows," its opening words]
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