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Wailing Wall

English

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Etymology

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After the Jewish practice of weeping at the site over the Destruction of the Temple.

Proper noun

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the Wailing Wall

  1. (Judaism, possibly offensive) The Western Wall.

Usage notes

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  • This term is not typically used by Jews, at least some of whom consider it derogatory.
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