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Pentecost

noun Pen·te·cost \ˈpen-ti-ˌkst, -ˌkäst\

Definition of PENTECOST

1
:  shavuot
2
:  a Christian feast on the seventh Sunday after Easter commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles —called also Whitsunday
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Origin of PENTECOST

Middle English, from Old English pentecosten, from Late Latin pentecoste, from Greek pentēkostē, literally, fiftieth day, from pentēkostos fiftieth, from pentēkonta fifty, from penta- + -konta (akin to Latin viginti twenty) — more at vigesimal
First Known Use: before 12th century

Pentecost

geographical name Pen·te·cost \ˈpen-ti-ˌkst, -ˈkäst\

Definition of PENTECOST

island SW Pacific in Vanuatu pop 31,500

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