megillah

noun

1. (Judaism)Any of the Five Scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures (Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther)

   “Song of Songs, one of the five Megillot ("Scrolls") of Ketuvim ("Writings") recited either before or after Minhah on the eve of every Sabbath, after the Seder on Passover, and publicly in the synagogue in the Ashkenazic tradition.”

2. (Judaism, specifically)The Book of Esther.
3. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of magilla.

   “Actually, a monetary policy maker would probably be okay with the whole “improved credibility” megillah, since it flatters their self-image.”