PENTECOST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Pentecost" is a kind of...):

Jewish holy day (a religious holiday for Jews)

Domain category:

Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)

Derivation:

pentecostal (of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost)

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Pentecost; Whitsunday

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Pentecost" is a kind of...):

quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)

Holonyms ("Pentecost" is a part of...):

Whitsun; Whitsuntide; Whitweek (Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days))

Derivation:

pentecostal (of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost)