Piyyut

[ Sephardic Hebrew pee-yoot; Ashkenazic Hebrew pee-yoot ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural Piy·yut·im [pee-yoo-, teem, pi-, yoo, -tim].

1. a liturgical poem included in the services on holidays and special Sabbaths in addition to the established prayers.

Example Sentences

There’s a renewed interest in the Jewish sages and religious poetry that flourished in the Islamic world, for example, like the liturgical form known as piyyut, which now shows up not just in college courses but on Top 40 radio.

From New York Times

Sephardic music and poetry Rabbi Steve Glazer discusses Piyyut, liturgical poetry, and examines poems by several poets.

From Washington Post

"And we ascribe majesty," the first two words of a Piyyut recited on New Year and on the Day of Atonement.

From Project Gutenberg