Pentecost - Definition
pentecost
n 1: seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of
the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
[syn: Pentecost, Whitsunday]
2: (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to
celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments [syn:
Shavous, Shabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost,
Feast of Weeks]