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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Purim \Pu"rim\, n. [Heb. p[=u]r, pl. p[=u]r[imac]m, a lot.] A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the machinations of Haman. --Esther ix. 26. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Purim n 1: (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman