Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To recite Jewish liturgical prayers.
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- verb intransitive to
recite theJewish liturgy ; topray
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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We stand in an open plaza and watch bearded Orthodox men in black hats daven, shuffling in place, lost in prayer.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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We stand in an open plaza and watch bearded Orthodox men in black hats daven, shuffling in place, lost in prayer.
The Memory Palace Mira Bartók 2011
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
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I had to wear a gown and mask before going in each room but I did whatever they wanted me to, to learn with them, to daven with them ...
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These aren't quaint farmers 'markets like you might find in the San Francisco Bay Area where yuppies daven over their heirloom potatoes.
qms commented on the word daven
A friend called this very odd combination of definitions to my attention:
daven - n, a person with a huge cock
However, the example given, " Dude, that's such a huge Daven! ", applies the term not to the whole person but to the appendage itself.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Daven
If you read the prayers aloud
You've blessings of which to be proud.
A ritual maven
Encouraged to daven
Is bound to be found well-endowed.
November 12, 2016