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ALIYAH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aliyah mean?
• ALIYAH (noun)
The noun ALIYAH has 2 senses:
1. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
Familiarity information: ALIYAH used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he was called on for an aliyah
Hypernyms ("aliyah" is a kind of...):
accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
students making aliyah
Hypernyms ("aliyah" is a kind of...):
immigration; in-migration (migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there))
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
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