| pentecost | 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. Origin: L. Pentecoste, Gr. (sc) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. Fiftieth, fr. Fifty, fr. Five. See Five, and cf. Pingster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| pentecoster | An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, fr. Fifty. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pentecost | (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments |
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| pentecost | seventh Sunday after Easter |
| pentecost | any member of a Pentecostal religious body |
| pentecost | of or relating to or occurring at Pentecost |
| pentecost | of or relating to or characteristic of any of various Pentecostal religious bodies or their members |
| pentecost | any fundamentalist Protestant church that uses revivalistic methods to achieve experiences comparable to the Pentecostal experiences of the first Christian disciples |
| pentecost | the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups |
| pentecost | any member of a Pentecostal religious body |
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