English noun: Pentecost | |||
1. | Pentecost (time) seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland | ||
Synonyms | Whitsunday | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quarter day | ||
Part meronym | Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek | ||
2. | Pentecost (time) (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments | ||
Synonyms | Feast of Weeks, Shabuoth, Shavous, Shavuot, Shavuoth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Jewish holy day | ||
Domain category | Judaism | ||