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Yom Kippur

The Bible's 'Day of the Atonements' was shortened by the rabbis to 'Day of Atonement', the name English adopted in the 19th century.

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Etymonline: Yom Kippur
Wiktionary: Yom Kippur
Wiktionary: Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/yawm-
Merriam-Webster: Day of Atonement
Wikipedia: Yom Kippur War

3500 BCEProto-Semitic

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