fast of esther

Noun
  1. (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people;
    The fast is connected with Purim (synset 115223236)
    referred to in: judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
    is a type of: minor fast day - one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar

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