1. the quorum of ten adult Jewish men required for certain religious services
Usage: Judaism

Examples

• They needed one more person to complete the minyan for evening prayers.
• The synagogue struggled to gather a minyan on weekday mornings.
• Without a minyan, they could not recite the mourner’s kaddish.
• The rabbi waited patiently for the tenth man to arrive and form a minyan.
• In some communities, women are now counted toward the minyan.
• The small congregation barely had enough members for a minyan on holidays.