ALIYAH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aliyah mean? 

• ALIYAH (noun)
  The noun ALIYAH has 2 senses:

1. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah

2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel

  Familiarity information: ALIYAH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALIYAH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

he was called on for an aliyah

Hypernyms ("aliyah" is a kind of...):

accolade; award; honor; honour; laurels (a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

students making aliyah

Hypernyms ("aliyah" is a kind of...):

immigration; in-migration (migration into a place (especially migration to a country of which you are not a native in order to settle there))

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)