shofar

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

sho=far

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun shofar has 1 sense

shofar(n = noun.artifact) shophar - an ancient musical horn made from the horn of a ram; used in ancient times by the Israelites to sound a warning or a summons; used in synagogues today on solemn occasions; Array

is a kind of horn

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

shofar, n. (pl. shofroth) a ram's-horn trumpet used by Jews in religious ceremonies and as an ancient battle-signal.

Etymology

Heb. s{ocirc}par, pl. s{ocirc}par{ocirc}t

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THESAURUS

shofar

Agnus Dei, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, censer, chaplet, ciborium, cross, crucifix, cruet, eucharistial, holy cross, holy water, holy-water sprinkler, icon, incensory, matzo, menorah, mezuzah, mikvah, monstrance, osculatory, ostensorium, paschal candle, pax, phylacteries, prayer shawl, prayer wheel, pyx, relics, rood, rosary, sacramental, sacred relics, sacring bell, sukkah, tabernacle, tallith, thurible, urceole, veronica, vigil light, votive candle

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