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Pentecost
Noun
1.
Pentecost
- seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
Whitsunday
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 Commandments
Feast of Weeks
,
Shabuoth
,
Shavous
,
Shavuot
,
Shavuoth
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
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