Pentecost (n.)

  1. seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

    [ Syn: pentecost , whitsunday ]

  2. (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments

    [ Syn: shavous , shabuoth , shavuoth , shavuot , pentecost , feast of weeks ]

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