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单词 mitzvah
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Definition of mitzvah in English:

mitzvah

nounPlural mitzvoth ˈmɪtsvəˈmitsvə
Judaism
  • 1A precept or commandment.

    〔犹太教〕戒条;戒律

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Several modern scholars rule that this mitzvah includes an obligation to prevent someone from losing their health in the first place.
    • They are only obligatory if it is possible to fulfill them, so the first principle to recall is that it is a mitzvah (a commanded obligation) for people to have children only if they can.
    • I spent the time studying Torah with a rabbi in New York, and at some point decided to commit myself to observing the mitzvoth of the Torah.
    • As was mentioned earlier, it is a mitzvah which rules the principle of family purity and falls upon the woman, directly and exclusively, for she is the only person responsible for its consummation.
    • There are 613 mitzvoth in the Jewish religion but one of them really stands out in my mind and that is honoring our parents.
    Synonyms
    principle, rule, tenet, canon, code, doctrine, guideline, working principle, law, ordinance, statute, command, order, decree, mandate, dictate, dictum, directive, direction, instruction, injunction, prescription, commandment
    1. 1.1 A good deed done from religious duty.
      善行
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But when she heard about my situation, she decided it was a bigger mitzvah to help me than to study Torah in Israel.
      • It's considered what we call an mitzvah, a good deed to do.
      • Giving charity is a positive mitzvah, a personal religious obligation no less than prayer or Torah study.
      • It's a mitzvah - a good deed - and we wish him great success.
      • In such a case, it is a great mitzvah for a Jew to donate organs to save another person's life.
      • Since it is a mitzvah to visit the sick, every traditional Jewish community has a group that makes hospital visits on request - to friends or strangers.
      • As humans we are charged with the angelic task of managing the amazing place we call the world through a system of prayer and mitzvoth.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Hebrew miṣwāh 'commandment'.

Definition of mitzvah in US English:

mitzvah

nounˈmitsvə
Judaism
  • 1A precept or commandment.

    〔犹太教〕戒条;戒律

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They are only obligatory if it is possible to fulfill them, so the first principle to recall is that it is a mitzvah (a commanded obligation) for people to have children only if they can.
    • There are 613 mitzvoth in the Jewish religion but one of them really stands out in my mind and that is honoring our parents.
    • As was mentioned earlier, it is a mitzvah which rules the principle of family purity and falls upon the woman, directly and exclusively, for she is the only person responsible for its consummation.
    • Several modern scholars rule that this mitzvah includes an obligation to prevent someone from losing their health in the first place.
    • I spent the time studying Torah with a rabbi in New York, and at some point decided to commit myself to observing the mitzvoth of the Torah.
    Synonyms
    principle, rule, tenet, canon, code, doctrine, guideline, working principle, law, ordinance, statute, command, order, decree, mandate, dictate, dictum, directive, direction, instruction, injunction, prescription, commandment
    1. 1.1 A good deed done from religious duty.
      善行
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Giving charity is a positive mitzvah, a personal religious obligation no less than prayer or Torah study.
      • It's a mitzvah - a good deed - and we wish him great success.
      • Since it is a mitzvah to visit the sick, every traditional Jewish community has a group that makes hospital visits on request - to friends or strangers.
      • In such a case, it is a great mitzvah for a Jew to donate organs to save another person's life.
      • As humans we are charged with the angelic task of managing the amazing place we call the world through a system of prayer and mitzvoth.
      • It's considered what we call an mitzvah, a good deed to do.
      • But when she heard about my situation, she decided it was a bigger mitzvah to help me than to study Torah in Israel.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Hebrew miṣwāh ‘commandment’.

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