jubilee

ju·bi·lee  (jb-l, jb-l)

n.

1.

a. A specially celebrated anniversary, especially a 50th anniversary.

b. The celebration of such an anniversary.

2. A season or an occasion of joyful celebration.

3. Jubilation; rejoicing.

4. often Jubilee Bible In the Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest to be observed by the Israelites every 50th year, during which slaves were to be set free, alienated property restored to the former owners, and the lands left untilled.

5. often Jubilee Roman Catholic Church A year during which plenary indulgence may be obtained by the performance of certain pious acts.

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[Middle English jubile, from Old French, from Late Latin ibilaeus, the Jewish year of jubilee, alteration (influenced by ibilre, to raise a shout of joy) of Greek iblaios, from iblos, from Hebrew yôbl, ram, ram's horn, jubilee; see ybl in Semitic roots.]

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jubilee

Noun

a special anniversary, esp. a 25th ([silver jubilee]) or 50th one ([golden jubilee]) [Old French jubile, ultimately from Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, used for proclamation]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jubilee - a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) diamond jubilee - an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years silver jubilee - an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years

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jubilee

noun celebration, holiday, fête, festival, carnival, festivity, gala

Translations

jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → aniversario;

silver jubilee → vigésimo quinto aniversario

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jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → jubilé m;

silver jubilee → (jubilé du) vingt-cinquième anniversaire

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jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → Jubiläum nt;

silver jubilee → 25-jähriges Jubiläum;

golden jubilee → 50-jähriges Jubiläum

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jubilee [ˈdʒuːbɪliː] n → giubileo;

silver jubilee → venticinquesimo anniversario

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jubilee

n jubilee [ˈdʒuːbiliː]

a celebration of a special anniversary (especially the 25th, 50th or 60th) of some event, eg the succession of a king or queen The king celebrated his golden jubilee (= fiftieth anniversary of his succession) last year. jubileum, jubelfees; jubeljaar يوبيل юбилей jubileum, výročí jubilæum das Jubiläum πανηγυρική επέτειος, ιωβηλαίο jubileo, aniversario juubel سالروز؛ بزرگداشت juhla jubilé חֲגִיגַת יוֹבֵל जयन्ती jubilej jubileum perayaan istimewa memperingati sesuatu fagnaðarhátíð, afmælishátíð giubileo; anniversario 記念祭 기념(축)제 jubiliejus jubileja jubli jubileum jubileum jubileusz jubileu jubileu юбилей jubileum jubilej jubilej jubileum งานฉลองครบรอบ 25 ปี 50 ปี หรือ 60 ปี kutlama (töreni), jübile (25,50或60)周年紀念, 50年節 ювілей خوشی کی تقریب lễ kỉ niệm （25,50或60）周年纪念, 50年节