Pentecost word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "pentecost" word

[noun] (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
[noun] seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

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\Pen"te*cost\, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ? five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the {Feast of Weeks}. At this festival an offering of the first fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt. 2. A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which occurred on the day of Pentecost; -- called also {Whitsunday}. --Shak.

Synonyms for pentecost

Feast of Weeks, Shabuoth, Shavous, Shavuot, Shavuoth, Whitsunday

Related terms: Allhallowmas, Allhallowtide, Annunciation, Ash Wednesday, Candlemas, Candlemas Day, Carnival, Christmas, Easter Monday, Fast of Av, Good Friday, Holy Week, Lammastide, Lententide, Michaelmastide, Ninth of Av, Pancake Day, Shrove Tuesday, Simhath Torah, Twelfth-day, White Sunday, Whitweek

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Let's analyse "pentecost" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: TSOCETNEP. Average typing speed for these characters is 2385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .--. . -. - . -.-. --- ... -

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: pentecost: 5 + 5 + 6 = 16, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: pentecost: 7 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 = 36, reduced: 9, and the final result is Nine.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (2)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
P (1)	16	Tower	Craftsman, Laborer, Builder
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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