קְדוּשָּׁה f. (קָדַשׁ) 1) holiness, sanctity, sacredness; chastity. Yeb. II, 3, a. e. איסור ק׳, v. אִיסּוּר. Kidd. 55ᵃ, a. fr. קְדוּשַּׁת הגוף an object which is consecrated as such (irredeemable), opp. ק׳ דמים that which is consecrated for its value (redeemable). Tem. 10ᵇ משום דמפרש ק׳ על הולד because he has pronounced sanctity on the embryo (by dedicating the mother). Ib.ᵃ אין ק׳ חלה על עיברין no sanctification takes effect on embryos (by the dedication of the mothers). Naz. VII, 1 נזיר שאין קְדוּשָּׁתוֹ קדושת עולם the Nazarite whose sanctification is not an everlasting one (it ceasing with the expiration of his vow). Ḥag. 3ᵇ ק׳ ראשונה קִדְּשָׁהּ לשעתה as to the first consecration (of the holy land by Joshua), he consecrated it only for the time being (as long as inhabited and ruled by Israelites); Meg. 10ᵇ, sq.; Zeb. 60ᵇ; a. e.—Hor. 13ᵃ זה גדל עמנו בק׳ וזה לא וכ׳ the one (the nathin, v. נָתִין) has grown up with us in holiness (under the influences of the Jewish religion), and the other (the proselyte) has not &c. Snh. 58ᵃ לידתו בק׳ born in holiness (after his mother’s conversion); Yeb. 98ᵃ, v. הוֹרָת; a. v. fr. —2) sanctification, proclaiming the holiness of the Lord, solemn public act connected with the idea of Israel’s priesthood. Meg. 23ᵇ; Ber. 21ᵇ כל דבר שבק׳ לא יהא וכ׳ no sacred public act should be performed with less than ten persons.—Esp. קְדוּשַּׁת הַשֵּׁם a) sanctification of the Name, fidelity to the Jewish faith, martyrdom. Ib. 20ᵃ מסרי נפשייהו אק׳ ה׳, v. מְסַר. Snh. 74ᵇ מצווה על ק׳ ה׳ bound to sanctify the Name (with his life); a. fr.—b) ק׳ השם, or קדושה the third section of the Prayer of Benedictions (תְּפִלָּה), praising the holiness of the Lord; the appeal to the congregation to join in the ‘holy, holy &c.’ (v. קָדוֹשׁ). R. Hash. IV, 5 סדר ברכות … וק׳ ה׳ the order of the benedictions (for the New Year’s Day) is: Aboth (v. אָב), G’buroth (v. גְּבוּרָה) and the sanctification. Ber. 21ᵇ עד שלא יגיע … ק׳ before the reader reaches the ḳ’dushshah. Ib. אין היחיד אומר ק׳ one praying alone should not recite the ḳ’dushshah; a. fr.—קדושת היום (ק׳ שבת, ק׳ יום טוב), also ק׳ declaration of the sanctity of the day (the Sabbath &c.) in prayer or at meals. R. Hash. l. c. ק׳ היום that section of the Prayer of Benedictions which closes with the benediction ‘who sanctifiest the day &c.’ Bets. 15ᵇ לוו עלי וקדשו ק׳ היום וכ׳ borrow on my (the Lord’s) account and celebrate the sanctity of the day, and trust me &c. Ber. 33ᵇ בין ק׳ שבת לק׳ יו"ט הבדלת thou hast made a distinction between the way of sanctifying the Sabbath and that of sanctifying the Holy Day. Pes. 105ᵃ ק׳ על הכוס the proclamation of the sanctity of the Day over a cup of wine (קִידּוּשׁ); a. fr.—Pl. קְדוּשּׁוֹת. Kel. I, 6 עשר ק׳ הן there are ten degrees of territorial sanctity. Y. Ber. IX, 13ᵃ top; Tanḥ. K’dosh. 4 (ref. to Josh. XXIV, 19) שהוא קדוש בכל מיני ק׳ וכ׳ he is holy in all kinds of holy acts, for all his doings are in holiness, his speech is in holiness &c. Lev. R. s. 24 שלש ק׳ three times ‘holy’, v. כָּתַר; Yalk. Is. 272. Ber. 33ᵃ אנשי … ק׳ והבדלות the men of the Great Assembly instituted for Israel blessings (on enjoyments of food &c.), daily prayers, sanctification of sacred days (over wine), and the blessing at the exit of sacred days (v. הַבְדָּלָה); a. fr. —3) a title, his holiness. Y. Ned. VI, end, 40ᵃ; Y. Snh. I, 19ᵃ top (in irony) לקדושת חנניה to his holiness Hanania (who had usurped the functions of the Palestine authorities).