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Purim: Meaning and Definition of

Pu•rim

Pronunciation: (poor'imSeph. Heb.p&oomacr&sylprēm'Ashk. Heb.poor'im), [key]
— n.
  1. a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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purify purine
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