Topic: JUDAISM
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| Date: | 1000-1100 |
| Language: | Late Latin |
| Origin: | pentecoste, from Greek, 'fiftieth day', from pentekostos 'fiftieth' |
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Pen‧te‧cost
[uncountable and countable]
[uncountable and countable]1RRC also Whitsun British English the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the appearance of the Holy Spirit to the apostles
2RRJ a Jewish religious holiday 50 days after Passover
