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noun
- a case on the altar of a church that contains the consecrated host and wine for the Eucharist
- the portable place of worship in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant in the book of Exodus
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| Talmud |
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noun - A collection of Jewish writings related to the practical application of Judaic law and tradition (may refer to either the Babylonian Talmud or the shorter Jerusalem Talmud).
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| Tammuz |
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proper noun
- (Judaism) The fourth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar.
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| tefillin |
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noun
- (plural of, tefilla)
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| temple |
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noun
- The region of the skull on either side of the forehead.
- A building for worship.
- "A temple of Zeus."
- (often capitalized) The Jewish temple of Jerusalem, first built by Solomon.
- (French), Sometimes used to describe a protestant church in French-speaking nations.
- Something regarded as holding religious presence.
- Something of importance; something attended to.
- My body is my temple.
- (Ophthalmology) Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.
- (obsolete) a body
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| terefah |
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noun
- (Kashrut): meat that is forbidden
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| Tetragrammaton |
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noun
- The four Hebrew letters ���� (in transliteration, YHWH or JHVH) used as the ineffable name of God in the Hebrew Bible, variously transliterated as Yahweh or Jehovah.
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| Tevet |
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proper noun
- (Judaism) The tenth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar
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| Torah |
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noun
- A specially written scroll containing the five books of Moses, such as those used in religious services.
- An anonymous donor has provided us with a lovely new Torah.
- A book containing the five books of Moses.
- There was a lovely leather-bound Torah on the bookshelf.
proper noun
- The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
- Tradition holds that the Torah was handed down to Moses on Mount Sinai.
- The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
- It says in the Torah that both gossip and murder cause irreparable damage.
- The whole of Jewish law, written and unwritten.
- The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.
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