English-Thai Dictionary

Pentecost

N เทศกาล เฉลิมฉลอง ของ ศาสนาคริสต์ ตรง กับ วันอาทิตย์ ที่7หลัง วัน  Easter Whitsun Whitsunday tad-sa-kan-cha-loem-cha-long-kong-sad-sa-na-kis

 

pentecost

N เทศกาล เก็บเกี่ยว ของ ยิว ที่ ตรง กับ วันอาทิตย์ ที่  7 หลัง วัน  อีสเตอร์ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PENTECOST

n.[Gr. fiftieth. ] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews, so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day after the sixteenth of Nisan, which was the second day of the passover. It was called the feast of weeks, because it was celebrated seven weeks after the passover. It was instituted to oblige the people to repair to the temple of the Lord, there to acknowledge his absolute dominion over the country, and offer him the first fruits of their harvest; also that they might call to mind and give thanks to God for the law which he had given them at Sinai on the fiftieth day from their departure from Egypt.
2. Whitsuntide, a solemn feast of the church, held in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles. Acts 2:1.

 

PENTECOSTAL

a.Pertaining to Whitsuntide.

 

PENTECOSTALS

n.Oblations formerly made by parishioners to the parish priest at the feast of Pentecost, and sometimes by inferior churches to the mother church.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PENTECOST

Pen "te *cost, n. Etym: [L. pentecoste, Gr. Five, and cf. Pingster. ]

 

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. Shak.

 

PENTECOSTAL

PENTECOSTAL Pen `te *cos "tal, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide.

 

PENTECOSTALS

PENTECOSTALS Pen `te *cos "tals, n. pl.

 

Defn: Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost. Shipley.

 

PENTECOSTER

Pen `te *cos "ter, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

 

Defn: An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men. Mitford.

 

PENTECOSTY

Pen `te *cos "ty, n.; pl. Pentecosties. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)

 

Defn: A troop of fifty soldiers in the Spartan army; -- called also pentecostys. Jowett (Thucyd. ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Pentecost

Pen te cost |ˈpentəˌkôst, -ˌkäst ˈpɛn (t )əˌkɔst ˈpɛn (t )əˌkɑst | ▶noun 1 the Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension, held on the seventh Sunday after Easter. • the day on which this festival is held. Also called Whitsunday. 2 the Jewish festival of Shavuoth. ORIGIN Old English pentecosten, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek pentēkostē (hēmera ) ‘fiftieth (day )’ (because the Jewish festival is held on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover ).

 

Pentecostal

Pen te cos tal |ˌpentəˈkôstl, -ˈkästl ˈˌpɛn (t )əˈkɔstl | ▶adjective 1 of or relating to Pentecost. 2 of, relating to, or denoting any of a number of Christian sects and individuals emphasizing baptism in the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues, prophecy, healing, and exorcism. [with reference to the baptism in the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost (Acts 2: 9-11 ).] ▶noun a member of a Pentecostal sect. DERIVATIVES Pen te cos tal ism |-ˌizəm |noun, Pen te cos tal ist |-ist |adjective & noun

 

Oxford Dictionary

Pentecost

Pentecost |ˈpɛntɪkɒst | ▶noun 1 the Christian festival celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Jesus after his Ascension, held on the seventh Sunday after Easter. • the day on which the festival of Pentecost is held; Whit Sunday. 2 the Jewish festival of Shavuoth. ORIGIN Old English pentecosten, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek pentēkostē (hēmera ) ‘fiftieth (day )’ (because the Jewish festival is held on the fiftieth day after the second day of Passover ).

 

Pentecostal

Pente |cos ¦tal |pɛntɪˈkɒst (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 relating to Pentecost. 2 relating to or denoting any of a number of Christian sects emphasizing baptism in the Holy Spirit, evidenced by ‘speaking in tongues ’, prophecy, healing, and exorcism. [with reference to the baptism in the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost (Acts 2:9-11 ).] ▶noun a member of a Pentecostal sect. DERIVATIVES Pentecostalism noun, Pentecostalist adjective & noun

 

Spanish Dictionary

pentecostés

pentecostés nombre masculino 1 Festividad religiosa que se celebra cincuenta días después de Pascua, en que los judíos conmemoran el día en que Dios les dio la ley en el monte Sinaí .2 Festividad religiosa que se celebra cincuenta días después de Pascua, en que los cristianos conmemoran la venida del Espíritu Santo sobre los apóstoles .También Pascua de Pentecostés .En esta acepción suele escribirse con mayúscula .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Pentecost

Pen te cost /péntɪkɔ̀ːst |-kɔ̀st /名詞 1 ｟主に米 ｠〘キリスト教 〙五旬祭 [節 ], 聖霊降臨節 (Whitsunday ) 〘Easterから7週目の日曜 〙.2 〘ユダヤ教 〙ペンテコステ 〘ユダヤ人の収穫祭; Passover後の50日目に行う 〙.

 

Pentecostal

Pen te cost al /pèntɪkɔ́ːst (ə )l |-kɔ́st -/形容詞 〘キリスト教 〙聖霊降臨節の ; ペンテコステ派の 〘米国のfundamentalism系の各教派 〙.～ì sm 名詞 ～ì st 名詞 形容詞