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PENTECOST

Definition:

[noun] seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
Synonyms: Pentecost, Whitsunday
[noun] (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
Synonyms: Shavous, Shabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast of Weeks