Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - pentecost
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1. Pentecost is a Christian festival that takes place on the seventh Sunday after Easter and celebrates the sending of the Holy Spirit to the first followers of Christ. N-UNCOUNT 2. Pentecost is a Jewish festival that takes place 50 days after Passover and celebrates the harvest. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English pentecosten, from Late Latin pentecoste, from Greek pentekoste, literally, fiftieth day, from pentekostos fiftieth, from pentekonta fifty, from penta- + -konta (akin to Latin viginti twenty) — more at vigesimal Date: before 12th century 1. Shabuoth 2. a Christian feast on the seventh Sunday after Easter commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles — called also Whitsunday II. geographical name island SW Pacific in Vanuatu population 11,336 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a Whit Sunday. b a festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on Whit Sunday. 2 a the Jewish harvest festival, on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover (Lev. 23:15-16). b a synagogue ceremony on the anniversary of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. Etymology: OE pentecosten & OF pentecoste, f. eccl.L pentecoste f. Gk pentekoste (hemera) fiftieth (day) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- O.E. Pentecosten "seventh Sunday after Easter," from L.L. pentecoste, from Gk. pentekoste hemera "fiftieth day," fem. of pentekostos, from pentekonta "fifty," from pente "five." Originally a Jewish harvest festival observed on 50th day of the Omer. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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