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Pentecost
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Pen·te·cost  (pnt-kôst, -kst)
n.
1. The seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. Also called Whitsunday.
2. Judaism See Shavuot.

[Middle English pentecoste, from Old English Pentecosten, from Late Latin Pentcost, from Greek pentkost (hmer), fiftieth (day), feminine of pentkostos, fiftieth, from pentkonta, fifty; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]

Pentecost [ˈpɛntɪˌkɒst]
n
1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a Christian festival occurring on Whit Sunday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles
2. (Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) Also called Feast of Weeks Shavuot Judaism the harvest festival celebrated fifty days after the second day of Passover on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan, and commemorating the giving the Torah on Mount Sinai
[Old English, from Church Latin pentēcostē, from Greek pentēkostē fiftieth]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Pentecost - seventh Sunday after EasterPentecost - seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
quarter day - a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek - Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
2.Pentecost - (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten CommandmentsPentecost - (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
Judaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
Jewish holy day - a religious holiday for Jews
Translations
Pentecost [ˈpentɪkɒst] N (Rel) → Pentecostés m

Pentecost [ˈpɛntɪkɒst] nPentecôte f

Pentecost
n (Jewish) → Erntefest nt; (Christian) → Pfingsten nt

Pentecost [ˈpɛntɪˌkɒst] n (Rel) → Pentecoste f

Pentecost
n Pentecost [ˈpentəkoust, (American ) -koːst]
the Christian festival of Whitsuntide celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. Pinkster عيد العَنْصَره أو الحَصاد Петдесетница letnice, Svatodušní svátky pinse Pfingsten Πεντηκοστή Pentecostés nelipüha عید پنجاهه helluntai יוֹם א' הַשׁבִיעִי אֲחָרֵי הַפַּסחָא पेन्तकोस्त, पंचाशती Duhovi pünkösd Pantekosta Pentecoste 오순절 Sekminės Vasarsvētki Pentekosta pinse niedziela Zielonych Świątek пятидесятница, Троицын день Turíce binkošti Duhovi pingst[] เทศกาลเฉลิมฉลองของศาสนาคริสต์ตรงกับวันอาทิตย์ที่7หลังวัน Easter Hamsin Yortusu 猶太人收穫節 П'ятидесятниця, День Святої Трійці عيسائيوں کا ايک تہوار lễ Hạ trần


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