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101Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
102fruit — [[t]fru͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ fruits, fruiting, fruited (The plural form is usually fruit, but can also be fruits.) 1) N VAR Fruit or a fruit is something which grows on a tree or bush and which contains seeds or a stone covered by a substance that you can… …
103Annates — (Latin annatae) were the whole of the first year s profits of a benefice which were generally given to the papal treasury. They were also known as the First Fruits (Latin primitiae), a concept which dates back to earlier Greek, Roman, and Hebrew… …
104SABBATH AND FESTIVALS — <! > !shavuotfestival of the first fruitscelebrated in a kibbutz in israel with the presentation of first fruits. Shavuot festival of the first fruits celebrated in a kibbutz in Israel with the presentation of first fruits. In the Temple… …
105Jewish religious year — Introduction the cycle of Sabbaths and holidays that are commonly observed by the Jewish religious community and officially in Israel by the Jewish secular community as well. The Sabbath and festivals (feast) are bound to the Jewish… …
106COMMANDMENTS, THE 613 — (Heb. תַּרְיַ״ג מִצְווֹת, taryag mitzvot). The total number of biblical commandments (precepts and prohibitions) is given in rabbinic tradition as 613. R. Simlai, a Palestinian teacher, states: 613 commandments were revealed to Moses at Sinai,… …
107613 Mitzvot — Part of a series of articles on Jews and Judaism …
108nature worship — nature worshiper. 1. a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena. 2. love of nature. [1865 70] * * * ▪ religion Introduction system of religion based on the veneration of natural phenomena for… …
109Augmentations, Court of — ▪ United Kingdom in Reformation England, the most important of a group of financial courts organized during the reign of Henry VIII; the others were the courts of General Surveyors, First Fruits and Tenths, and Wards and Liveries. They were …
110Dough offering — Part of Judaic series of articles on Priesthood in Judaism   …
