Yom Kippur is the religious holiday when Jewish people do not eat, but say prayers asking to be forgiven for the things they have done wrong. It is in September or October.
Yom Kippur in British English
(jɒm ˈkɪpə, Hebrew jɔm kiˈpur)
noun
an annual Jewish holiday celebrated on Tishri 10 as a day of fasting, on which prayers of penitence are recited in the synagogue throughout the day
Also called: Day of Atonement
Word origin
from Hebrew, from yōm day + kippūr atonement
Yom Kippur in American English
(ˌjɑmkɪˈpʊr; ˌ jɔmkɪˈpʊr; ˌjɑmˈkɪpər; ˌjɔmˈkɪpər)
one of the Jewish High Holidays, the Day of Atonement, a fast day of repentance during which the prayers recited include the Kol Nidre, observed on the 10th day of Tishri: Lev. 16:29-34
Word origin
Heb yom-kipur < yom, day + kipur < kiper, atone < root kpr, deny, disavow
Examples of 'Yom Kippur' in a sentence
Yom Kippur
The twists and turns in this make Yom Kippur look as simple as Space Invaders.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
`Daniel, last year at synagogue on Yom Kippur you spoke about the steps involved in repentance.
Telushkin, Josef THE UNORTHODOX MURDER OF RABBI MOSS
I've been meaning to get to it since the débâcle on Yom Kippur, but this is the first chance I've had.
Val McDermid KICK BACK (2002)
The greatest tank battle the world has ever seen was fought here, in the 1973 Yom Kippur War.