Term: fast of esther: (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar 13 commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people; the fast is connected with Purim
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: minor surgery: any surgical procedure that does not involve anesthesia or respiratory assistance
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: potentiation: (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: genus coelogyne: large diverse genus of tropical Asiatic epiphytic orchids
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: alligator weed: prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: interpolation: a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: sundanese: the Indonesian language spoken in the Lesser Sunda Islands
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: pungapung: putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: fringed orchis: any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: folk etymology: a popular but erroneous etymology
Broader: religious holiday: a day specified for religious observance | Unrelated: flock: a group of sheep or goats