Defenition of the word pentecost
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Defenition of the word pentecost
- Feast on the fifthieth day after Passover which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles.
- seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
- Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
- (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
- seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
Synonyms for the word pentecost
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- Feast of Weeks
- Pentecost
- Shabuoth
- Shavous
- Shavuot
- Shavuoth
- Whitsunday
Meronymys for the word pentecost
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- Whitsun
- Whitsuntide
- Whitweek
Hypernyms for the word pentecost
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- Jewish holy day
- quarter day
- surname
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