Look up: Minyan

1. minyan
   In Judaism, the ten adult Jewish men required for public prayer to take place, either in a synagogue or temple, or in the home, as in the ceremony of brit milah (ritual circumcision) performed on a...
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2. Minyan
   Min·yan' noun (Jewish Relig.) A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.
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3. minyan
   noun the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)
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4. Minyan
   • (n.) A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.
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5. minyan
   in Judaism, the minimum number of males (10) required to constitute a representative `community of Israel` for liturgical purposes. A Jewish boy of ...
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6. minyan
   a traditional Hebrew unit of quantity equal to 10, the number of males aged 13 or over required for a Jewish worship service. (In many modern congregations, both males and females can be included in a minyan.)
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7. minyan
   In Judaism, the ten adult Jewish men required for public prayer to take place, either in a synagogue or temple, or in the home, as in the ceremony of brit milah (ritual circumcision) performed on a newborn boy
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8. minyan
   [English words of Yiddish origin] the quorum of ten adult (i.e., 13 or older) Jews who are necessary for the holding of a public worship service (Yiddish מנין minyen, from Hebrew מנין minyān) (OED, MW:Hebrew)
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9. Minyan
   Literal translation|lit. to count, number; pl. minyanim) in Judaism refers to the quorum of ten Jewish adults required for certain religious obligations. According to many non-Orthodox streams of Judaism adult females count in the minyan.<ref name="Fine">--><ref name=&q...
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