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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 | ||
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