Look up: megillah

1. Megillah
   noun (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim
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2. Megillah
   in the Hebrew Bible, any of the five sacred books of the Ketuvim (the third division of the Old Testament), in scroll form, that are read in the ... [2 related articles]
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3. Megillah
   Megillah is slang for anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out.
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4. Megillah
   Megillah is slang for anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out.
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5. megillah
   [English words of Yiddish origin] a tediously detailed discourse (from Yiddish מגילה megile 'lengthy document, scroll [esp. the Book of Esther]', from Hebrew מגילה məgillā 'scroll')
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6. Megillah
   (lit., "scroll"): when used as a proper noun without a modifier, it is generally a reference to the Scroll of Esther which relates the narrative commemorated by the holiday of *Purim
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7. Megillah
   (Talmud) `Megillah` is the tenth Tractate of Mishnah in the Order Moed. It and its Gemara deal with the laws of Purim and offers exegetical understandings to the Book of Esther. It also includes laws concerning the public reading of the Torah and other communal synagogue practices. There is a...
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