kaddish
/ˈkɑːdɪʃ/
noun
- A Jewish prayer recited in the daily synagogue service and especially by mourners after the death of a close relative, praising God and expressing hope for peace.
- The congregation stood to recite the mourner's kaddish.
- He said kaddish for his father every day for a year.
- She found comfort in the familiar words of the kaddish.