单词 | Pentecost |
释义 | Pentecost n.   1. a Whit Sunday. b a festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on Whit Sunday.   2. a the Jewish harvest festival, on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover (Lev. 23:15-16). b a synagogue ceremony on the anniversary of the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. Etymology: OE pentecosten & OF pentecoste, f. eccl.L pentecoste f. Gk pentekoste (hemera) fiftieth (day) |
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