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  • 131sacrament — noun Etymology: Middle English sacrement, sacrament, from Anglo French & Late Latin; Anglo French, from Late Latin sacramentum, from Latin, oath of allegiance, obligation, from sacrare to consecrate Date: 13th century 1. a. a Christian rite (as… …

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  • 132dybbuk — Seph. Heb. /dee boohk /; Ashk. Heb., Eng. /dib euhk/, n., pl. dybbuks, dybbukim Seph. Heb. /dee booh keem /; Ashk. Heb. /di book im/. Jewish Folklore. a demon, or the soul of a dead person, that enters the body of a living person and directs the… …

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