The newly redeemed nation of Israel experienced Passover through Pentecost from leaving Egypt, their place of bondage, up to receiving the covenant from God at Sinai.
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Pentecost
/ˈpɛntɪkɒst/
Synonyms for "pentecost" (82 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Noun(1 words)
feast of weeks
adventallhallowmasallhallowsallhallowtideannunciationannunciation dayascension dayash wednesdaycandlemascandlemas daycarnivalchristmascorpus christiday of atonementeastereaster monday
Strong matches (24)
easter saturdayeaster sundayeastertideember daysepiphanyfast of avfeast of tabernaclesfeast of weeksgood fridayhalloweenhallowmashanukkahhigh holy daysholy thursdayholy weeklady daylammaslammas daylammastidelent
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Related words (41)
michaelmasmichaelmas daymichaelmastidenew yearninth of avpalm sundaypancake daypassion weekpassoverpesachpurimquadragesimaquadragesima sundayrosh hashanahseptuagesimashabuothshrove tuesdaysimhath torahsukkothtrinity sunday
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twelfth-daytwelfth-tidewhit-tuesdaywhite sundaywhitmondaywhitsunwhitsundaywhitsuntidewhitweekyom kippur
Noun(11 words)
pentecost seasonpentecostal feastpentecostsseason after pentecostseason of pentecostshabuothshavousshavuotshavuothwhitsunwhitsunday
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: feast of weeks, advent, allhallowmas, allhallows, allhallowtide.
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Related word relations
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More general
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4 entriesCollocations
6 entriesPentecost SundayPentecost celebrationPentecost seasonPentecostal liturgyWhitsun holidayfeast of Pentecost
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
1 translations across 1 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- helluntai name (gift of the Holy Spirit to a Christian; occurrence of this)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Indeed the Church has spoken and prayed in the languages of all peoples since Pentecost. Nevertheless, the Christian communities of the early centuries made frequent use of Greek and Latin, languages of universal communication in the world in which they lived and through which the newness of Christ’s word encountered the heritage of the Roman-Hellenistic culture.
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Pentecost is a Christian holiday.
Source: tatoeba (10057932)
Novv vvhen I vvas come home againe, & my vvife Anna vvas reſtored vnto me vvith my ſonne Tobias, in the feaſt of Pentecoſte, vvhich is the holy feaſt of the ſeuen vvekes, there vvas a great dinner prepared me, in the vvhich I ſate dovvne to eat.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pentecost"?
Closest matches include feast of weeks, advent, allhallowmas, allhallows, allhallowtide.
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