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Pentecost

Pen·te·cost [ péntə kòst ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. Christian celebration: a Christian festival that commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles, or the day on which it is celebrated.7th Sunday after Easter.

2. judaism 
Same as  Shavuoth


[Pre-12th century. Via late Latin< Greek Pentēkostē< pentēkonta "fifty"; because it falls fifty days after the second day of Passover]
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