musar
1 of 2noun (1)
mu·sar
ˈmyüˌzär
plural -s
: a 12th century ballad singer of Provence
musar
2 of 2noun (2)
mu·sar
ˈmüˌsär
plural -s
: a 19th century Jewish religioethical movement stressing strict moral discipline and piety
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
French musard, from Old Provençal musart, muzart, literally, idler, from musar, muzar to gape, idle, loiter (from mus mouth of an animal, from Medieval Latin musus) + -art -ard
Noun (2)
New Hebrew mūsār, from Hebrew, discipline, from yōser to discipline, punish