galut

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ɡəˈluːt/

Definition of galut

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The Jewish Diaspora (dispersion from Israel).
    “At times we sense a heavy cloud of melancholy settling upon the spiirit, as a result of century-long suffering under the pressure of the Golus.”
    “Our forefathers, who fell away from serving the Almighty properly, caused its destruction and incurred the curse of galus.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew גָּלוּת (“exile”).

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