From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishYom KippurYom Kip‧pur /ˌjɒm ˈkɪpə, -kɪˈpʊə $ ˌjoʊm ˈkɪpər, -kɪˈpʊr/ noun [uncountable] RRJa Jewish religious holiday on which people do not eat, but pray to be forgiven for the things they have done wrongOrigin Yom Kippur (1800-1900) Hebrew “Day of Atonement”
