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Pentecost

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Pentecost /ˈpɛntɪˌkɑːst/ noun
Pentecost
/ˈpɛntɪˌkɑːst/
noun
Learner's definition of PENTECOST
[noncount]
: a Christian holiday on the seventh Sunday after Easter that celebrates the appearance of the Holy Spirit to the apostles五旬节,神灵降临节(基督教节日,在复活节后的第七个周日,以庆祝神灵降临在使徒身上)
called also (British) Whit Sunday

Pentecost

noun

Pen·​te·​cost ˈpen-ti-ˌkȯst How to pronounce Pentecost (audio)
-ˌkäst
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: a Christian feast on the seventh Sunday after Easter commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles

called also Whitsunday

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English pentecosten, from Late Latin pentecoste, from Greek pentēkostē, literally, fiftieth day, from pentēkostos fiftieth, from pentēkonta fifty, from penta- + -konta (akin to Latin viginti twenty) — more at vigesimal

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Pentecost was before the 12th century

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