pentecost

[US]/'pentikɔst/
Frequency: Very High

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n. Pentecost - a sacred festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.

Real-world Examples

On the day of Pentecost God Himself did something very significant concerning language.

Source: 2019 ITERO - The One New Man Fulfilling God’s Purpose

But did you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu, and is almost 15 centuries old?

Source: Specialist to Bachelor's Degree Reading Exam Questions

Pentecost the mother, Maewo the father and Ambae the son.

Source: VOA Special May 2018 Collection

Thousands of people went to Jerusalem to celebrate a Jewish holiday called Pentecost.

Source: Beginner's Bible

Traditional religion says that the three islands are part of a family - Pentecost the mother, Maewo the father and Ambae the son.

Source: VOA Special English: World

But on the day of Pentecost the church came into being as the new man, the new humanity. (Life-study of Ephesians, pp. 202-203, 713-714)

Source: 2019 ITERO - The One New Man Fulfilling God’s Purpose

The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered for Pentecost Sunday, with gunmen opening fire and setting off explosives.

Source: VOA Daily Standard June 2022 Collection

Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus to avoid spending time in the province of Asia, for he was in a hurry to reach Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

Source: 44 Acts Soundtrack Bible Theater Version - NIV

They hit so much larning into en that 'a could talk like the day of Pentecost; which is a wonderful thing for a simple boy, and his mother only the plainest ciphering woman in the world.

Source: Lovers in the Tower (Part 1)

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