Definition of Purims

1. purim [n] - See also: purim

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purims

puri
purification
purifications
purificative
purificator
purificators
purificatory
purified
purifier
purifiers
purifies
puriform
purify
purifying
purile
purims (current term)
purin
purine
purinergic
purinergic receptor
purinergic receptors
purinergically
purines
puring
purinic
purinoceptor
purinoreceptor
purinoreceptors
purins
puris

Literary usage of Purims

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Guide to Its Contents, an Aid to Its Use by Joseph Jacobs (1906)
"... very curious collection of special purims (Franco and Malter) is enumerated. Minor sacred days are the subject of articles; as New Moon (Eisenstein), ..."

2. The Works of the Right Reverend Joseph Hall by Joseph Hall, Philip Wynter (1863)
"... wine without meat, but to make up a perfect feast, bread, flesh, wine; 2 Sam. vi. i9. The true purims of this island are those two feasts of August and ..."

3. Art Education, Scholastic and Industrial by Walter Smith (1872)
"... purims, strut, and kmg.post. 4. Give a sectional pian, elevation, and vertical section of a four.panelled door, and celling joist. showing details of ..."

4. Practical Handbook for the Study of the Bible and of Bible Literature by Michael Seisenberger (1911)
"In memory of this event the feast of purims was instituted, and it is still kept by the Jews at the end of February or the beginning of March. ..."

5. Contemplations on the Historical Passages of the Old and New Testaments by Joseph Hall (1860)
"The true purims of this island, are those tvro feasts of August and November. He is no true Israelite that keeps them not, as the days which the Lord hath ..."

6. Works: With Some Account of His Life and Sufferings by Joseph Hall (1837)
"... but to make up a perfect feast, bread, flesh, wine; 2 Sam. vi. 19. The true purims of this island are those two feasts of August and November. ..."

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