Noun: mitzvah (mitzvoth,mitzvahs) mits-vu
- (Judaism) a precept or commandment of the Jewish law
"Observing the Sabbath is an important mitzvah in Judaism";
- mitsvah
- (Judaism) a good deed performed out of religious duty
"Helping the elderly neighbour was considered a mitzvah"
Derived forms: mitzvahs, mitzvoth
Type of: act, commandment, deed, human action, human activity, precept, teaching
Encyclopedia: Mitzvah