Pentecost
41Pentecost — [ pɛntɪkɒst] noun 1》 the Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension, held on Whit Sunday. 2》 the Jewish festival of Shavuoth. Origin OE pentecosten, via eccles. L. from Gk… …
42pentecost — (G). The fiftieth …
43pentecost — n. Whitsuntide, Whit Sunday, pinxter …
44Pentecost — noun (singular) 1 a Jewish religious holiday 50 days after Passover 2 the seventh Sunday after Easter when Christians celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit; whitsun BrE …
45pentecost — pen·te·cost …
46Pentecost — Пятидесятница …
47Pentecost — Pen•te•cost [[t]ˈpɛn tɪˌkɔst, ˌkɒst[/t]] n. 1) rel a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday 2) jud Shavuoth • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME pentecoste …
48Pentecost — /ˈpɛntəkɒst/ (say pentuhkost) noun 1. a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the day of the Jewish festival of Shavuot; Whit Sunday. 2. → Shavuot. {Middle English pentecoste, Old English pentecosten …
49Pentecost — n. Jewish festival, like harvest thanksgiving, on fiftieth day after second day of Passover; modern, Whit Sunday, or the event which it commemorates. ♦ Pentecostal, a. ♦ Pentecostalism, n. charismatic, fundamentalist variety of… …
50Pentecost — Penekekoka …