mitzvah

Noun
  1. (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law (synset 106195901)
    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: commandment, precept, teaching - a doctrine that is taught
    same as: mitsvah
  2. (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty (synset 100045855)
    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: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
    same as: mitsvah

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