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English
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Noun
vidui (uncountable)
- A Jewish confessional prayer
2006, Joseph Telushkin, A Code of Jewish Ethics: Volume 1: You Shall Be Holy, page 172:If a person feels death approaching, he should recite the vidui. And he should be reassured by those around him. Many have said the vidui and not died, and many have not said the vidui and have died.
Latin
Adjective
viduī
- inflection of viduus:
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular