Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - jubilee
Jubilee
jubilee
n. 1 a time or season of rejoicing. 2 an anniversary, esp. the 25th or 50th. 3 Jewish Hist. a year of emancipation and restoration, kept every 50 years. 4 RC Ch. a period of remission from the penal consequences of sin, granted under certain conditions for a year usu. at intervals of 25 years. 5 exultant joy. Etymology: ME f. OF jubil{eacute} f. LL jubilaeus (annus) (year) of jubilee ult. f. Heb. yobel, orig. = ram, ram's-horn trumpet
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French jubilé, from Late Latin jubilaeus, modification of Late Greek iōbēlaios, from Hebrew yōbhēl ram's horn, ~ Date: 14th century a year of emancipation and restoration provided by ancient Hebrew law to be kept every 50 years by the emancipation of Hebrew slaves, restoration of alienated lands to their former owners, and omission of all cultivation of the land, 2. a special anniversary, a celebration of such an anniversary, 3. a period of time proclaimed by the Roman Catholic pope ordinarily every 25 years as a time of special solemnity, a special plenary indulgence granted during a year of ~ to Roman Catholics who perform certain specified works of repentance and piety, 4. jubilation, a season of celebration, a religious song of black Americans usually referring to a time of future happiness, II. adjective Usage: often capitalized Date: 1951 flambe ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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