Pentecost

[ pen-ti-kawst, -kost ]

/ ˈpɛn tɪˌkɔst, -ˌkɒst /

noun

a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.

Shavuoth.

Origin of Pentecost

before 1000; Middle English pentecoste,Old English pentecosten<Late Latin pentēcostē<Greek pentēkostḗ (hēmérā) fiftieth (day)

Words nearby Pentecost

pentatonic scale, pentatonism, pentavalent, pentazocine, pentazocine hydrochloride, Pentecost, Pentecostal, pentecostarion, Pentelicus, Pentelikon, pentene

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Example sentences from the Web for Pentecost

According to the Bible’s Acts of the Apostles, on the Pentecost – the Jewish Shavuot harvest festival 50 days after Passover – the Holy Spirit came down in the form of flames over the disciples’ heads.
What Is Charismatic Catholicism?|LGBTQ-Editor|September 29, 2020|No Straight News
The Day of Pentecost was preceded by a period of ten days' waiting and spiritual repose.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2|G. T. Stokes
They will be ready for their active ministry after Pentecost, a ministry of spiritual initiation into the Kingdom of God.
Our Lady Saint Mary|J. G. H. Barry
Each year at the feast of the Pentecost they were to repeat these vows.
King Arthur and His Knights|Maude L. Radford

Thus much as to Pentecost—after which a long period is suffered to roll on ere we have any movement amongst the people.
Notes on the Book of Leviticus|C. H. Mackintosh
On the dome over the grand altar was a representation of the day of Pentecost.
Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow|Eliza R. Snow Smith

British Dictionary definitions for Pentecost

Pentecost

/ (ˈpɛntɪˌkɒst) /

noun

a Christian festival occurring on Whit Sunday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles

Also called: Feast of Weeks, Shavuot Judaism the harvest festival celebrated fifty days after the second day of Passover on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan, and commemorating the giving the Torah on Mount Sinai

Word Origin for Pentecost

Old English, from Church Latin pentēcostē, from Greek pentēkostē fiftieth

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Cultural definitions for Pentecost

Pentecost

In the New Testament, the day that the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus. Pentecost is the Greek name for Shavuot, the spring harvest festival of the Israelites, which was going on when the Holy Spirit came. The disciples were together in Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) after Jesus' Resurrection and return to heaven, fearful because he had left them. On that morning, however, “there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Because of the festival, crowds of visitors were in Jerusalem, speaking many languages, but the disciples of Jesus moved among them and spoke to them all, and “every man heard them speak in his own language” about “the wonderful works of God.” Peter then made a powerful speech to the crowds in the city, and many were baptized as new followers of Jesus.

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释义	Pentecost [ pen-ti-kawst, -kost ] / ˈpɛn tɪˌkɔst, -ˌkɒst / noun a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday. Shavuoth. Origin of Pentecost before 1000; Middle English pentecoste,Old English pentecosten<Late Latin pentēcostē<Greek pentēkostḗ (hēmérā) fiftieth (day) Words nearby Pentecost pentatonic scale, pentatonism, pentavalent, pentazocine, pentazocine hydrochloride, Pentecost, Pentecostal, pentecostarion, Pentelicus, Pentelikon, pentene Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Pentecost According to the Bible’s Acts of the Apostles, on the Pentecost – the Jewish Shavuot harvest festival 50 days after Passover – the Holy Spirit came down in the form of flames over the disciples’ heads. What Is Charismatic Catholicism?\|LGBTQ-Editor\|September 29, 2020\|No Straight News The Day of Pentecost was preceded by a period of ten days' waiting and spiritual repose. The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 2\|G. T. Stokes They will be ready for their active ministry after Pentecost, a ministry of spiritual initiation into the Kingdom of God. Our Lady Saint Mary\|J. G. H. Barry Each year at the feast of the Pentecost they were to repeat these vows. King Arthur and His Knights\|Maude L. Radford Thus much as to Pentecost—after which a long period is suffered to roll on ere we have any movement amongst the people. Notes on the Book of Leviticus\|C. H. Mackintosh On the dome over the grand altar was a representation of the day of Pentecost. Biography and Family Record of Lorenzo Snow\|Eliza R. Snow Smith British Dictionary definitions for Pentecost Pentecost / (ˈpɛntɪˌkɒst) / noun a Christian festival occurring on Whit Sunday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles Also called: Feast of Weeks, Shavuot Judaism the harvest festival celebrated fifty days after the second day of Passover on the sixth and seventh days of Sivan, and commemorating the giving the Torah on Mount Sinai Word Origin for Pentecost Old English, from Church Latin pentēcostē, from Greek pentēkostē fiftieth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Pentecost Pentecost In the New Testament, the day that the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples of Jesus. Pentecost is the Greek name for Shavuot, the spring harvest festival of the Israelites, which was going on when the Holy Spirit came. The disciples were together in Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) after Jesus' Resurrection and return to heaven, fearful because he had left them. On that morning, however, “there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.” Because of the festival, crowds of visitors were in Jerusalem, speaking many languages, but the disciples of Jesus moved among them and spoke to them all, and “every man heard them speak in his own language” about “the wonderful works of God.” Peter then made a powerful speech to the crowds in the city, and many were baptized as new followers of Jesus. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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