Purim
Pronunciation : Pu"rim
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Heb. pur, pl. purim, a lot.]
Definition : Defn: A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman. Esther ix. 26.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913