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: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: leaf bud: a bud from which leaves (but not flowers) develop
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: gassing: the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: fox hunter: a mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: oophorosalpingectomy: surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: sottishness: lack of restraint in use of alcohol
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: odyssey: a long wandering and eventful journey
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: pasigraphy: an artificial international language using characters (as mathematical symbols) instead of words to express ideas
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: brompton stock: European plant with racemes of sweet-scented flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: blight: any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
Broader: minor fast day: one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar | Unrelated: ashlar: a rectangular block of hewn stone used for building purposes