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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pen•te•cost (pen′ti kôst′, -kost′),USA pronunciation n. - Religiona Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles;
Whitsunday. - JudaismShavuoth.
- Greek pentēkosté̄ (hēmérā) fiftieth (day)
- Late Latin pentēcostē
- Middle English pentecoste, Old English pentecosten bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Pentecost /ˈpɛntɪˌkɒst/ n - a Christian festival occurring on Whit Sunday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles
Also called: Feast of Weeks, Shavuot 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
Etymology: Old English, from Church Latin pentēcostē, from Greek pentēkostē fiftieth |