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PRAYER SHAWL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prayer shawl mean? 

PRAYER SHAWL (noun)
  The noun PRAYER SHAWL has 1 sense:

1. (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayerplay

  Familiarity information: PRAYER SHAWL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PRAYER SHAWL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

prayer shawl; tallis; tallith

Hypernyms ("prayer shawl" is a kind of...):

shawl (cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders)

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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