Meaning Of The Word Pentecost

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Pentecost
uncountable noun: Pentecost is a Christian festival that takes place on the seventh Sunday after Easter and celebrates the sending of the Holy Spirit to the first followers of Christ.
uncountable noun: Pentecost is a Jewish festival that takes place 50 days after Passover and celebrates the harvest.

Pentecost in American English
Shavuot
noun: a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday

Pentecost in British English
noun: a Christian festival occurring on Whit Sunday commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost on the apostles

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