Kedushah

[ Sephardic Hebrew kuh-doo-shah; Ashkenazic Hebrew kuh-doo-shaw ]

noun

, Judaism.

, plural Ke·du·shoth, Ke·du·shot, Ke·du·shos [k, uh, -doo-, shawt, k, uh, -, doo, -shaws], English Ke·du·shahs.

1. a liturgical prayer of varying form that is incorporated into the third blessing of the Amidah during the repetition of this prayer by the cantor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kedushah¹

From the Hebrew word qĕdhushshāh literally, holiness

Example Sentences

“The primary important message for me is kedushah,” Rabbi Prero said.

From New York Times

One caught a corner of her apron in her mouth, the other moved a few steps backward, as in the synagogue at the end of the Kedushah.

From Project Gutenberg

Soon, however, he remembered that two weeks ago, on the Sabbath before the New Moon, as he stood praying with the choristers before the altar, nearly the same thing had happened to him when he sang "He is our God" as a solo in the Kedushah.

From Project Gutenberg