a ceremonial meal with prescribed ritual reading of the Haggadah observed in Jewish homes on the first night or first two nights of Passover
Word origin
from Hebrew sēdher order
Seder in American English
(ˈseɪdər)
nounWord forms: pluralSeˈdarim (səˈdɑrɪm) or ˈSeders
[alsos-]; Judaism
the feast commemorating the exodus of the Jews from Egypt, observed in the home by the reading of the Haggada on the eve of the first day of Passover (and by Orthodox Jews outside Israel also the eve of the second day)
Word origin
Heb seder, lit., order, arrangement < root sdr, to arrange, order
Examples of 'Seder' in a sentence
Seder
This is my home and I wanted to cook the meal for the Seder.
Mosco, Maisie OUT OF THE ASHES
When everyone at the Seder table finally had their meal before them, Ann delivered her second shock of the evening.
Mosco, Maisie OUT OF THE ASHES
`But I," said Leona, `don't intend to be driven from a family Seder by a stranger.
Mosco, Maisie OUT OF THE ASHES
`If you're not already booked, we'd love to have you come to our Seder the first night of Passover," Lisainvited.