Megillas

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A detailed scroll or book detailing a specific narrative or text from Jewish tradition or literature
2. A written work that unfolds an important story or history, often associated with a religious context
3. An extensive manuscript that serves to recount significant events or laws, traditionally read during certain observances

Etymology: "Megillas" is simply the plural of "megilla", so the word itself is a Hebrew term for a scroll, and the plural form gives the sense of several such scrolls. The singular "megilla" is what carries the core meaning: a long manuscript recording important events or laws, the kind of text read aloud at certain Jewish festivals. Its Hebrew roots point to the physical object, a rolled scroll, and the lengthy written document is the same thing seen through its most familiar use.

Synonyms: scrolls, megillot