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語源

Borrowed from Hebrew מצווה (mitsvá, “a commandment”).

発音

• IPA: /ˈmɪts.və/

名詞

mitzvah (plural mitzvahs or mitzvot or mitzvoth or mitzvos)

1. (Judaism) Any of the 613 commandments of Jewish law.
   • 1988 September 2, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “A Special Connection With God”, in Chicago Reader‎:

     She called Penansky regularly to remind her to observe the mitzvahs.

2. (Judaism) An act of kindness, a good deed.
   • 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 17:

     ‘You heard about them pulling my license. That was indirectly Joel. Who, without meaning to, did me such a mitzvah.’

3. (event planning industry, metonymic, usually only with the plural mitzvahs) A Jewish celebration, but particularly a clipping of bar mitzvah and/or bat mitzvah.
   • 2016 August, “Glenview Mansion”, in City of Rockville, Maryland - Official Website‎, archived from the original on 17 August 2016:

     Glenview Mansion is an elegant 1926 home included on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in the 153-acre Rockville Civic Center Park, it is the perfect location for weddings, private parties, mitzvahs, conferences, and many other special occasions. Every rental includes a customized set-up to support the unique needs of your event.

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