Day of Atonement

noun phrase

: yom kippur

Examples of Day of Atonement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The name translated from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement began at sunset yesterday and ends at nightfall tonight. —Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement in the Jewish faith and is considered the holiest of Judaism's two High Holy Days — the other is Rosh Hashanah, the New Year celebration. —Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2024

What is Yom Kippur? Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year. —Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Oct. 2024

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is when Jewish people reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year. —Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024

Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is considered the holiest day of the year in Judaism. —Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 28 Aug. 2023

Rosh Hashanah is the first of the Jewish High Holidays, followed by Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. —Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 25 Aug. 2023

On that fateful afternoon on October 6, 1973—Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in Judaism—177 Israeli tanks faced 1,400 Syrian T-55 and T-62 tanks, backed by vast numbers of artillery, infantry, and anti-tank rockets. —Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1617, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Day of Atonement

• dethronement
• enthronement
• postponement

Kids Definition

Day of Atonement

: yom kippur