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Weeks, Feast of — See Pentecost … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Weeks, Feast of — Седмиц праздник … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Feast of Weeks — Feast of Weeks, the a Jewish religious holiday … Dictionary of contemporary English
Feast of Weeks — Feast′ of Weeks′ n. jud Shavuoth … From formal English to slang
Feast of Weeks — noun (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments • Syn: ↑Shavous, ↑Shabuoth, ↑Shavuoth, ↑Shavuot, ↑Pentecost • Derivationally related forms: ↑pentecostal … Useful english dictionary
Feast of the Cross — Russian icon of Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (icon from Yaroslavl by Gury Nikitin, 1680. Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow). Liturgical year Western Advent … Wikipedia
Feast of Weeks — Pentecost Pen te*cost, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ? five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feast of Weeks — Week Week, n. [OE. weke, wike, woke, wuke AS. weocu, wicu, wucu; akin to OS. wika, OFries. wike, D. week, G. woche, OHG. wohha, wehha, Icel. vika, Sw. vecka, Dan. uge, Goth. wik?, probably originally meaning, a succession or change, and akin to G … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak — Unique to the Armenian Orthodox Church, the Feast of the Holy Cross of Varak is celebrated on the Sunday nearest to September 28, always two weeks after the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. In the 3rd century, the nun… … Wikipedia
Feast of the First Fruits of Wine — The Feast of the First Fruits of Wine is a holiday celebrated by the ancient Israelites as described in the Temple Scroll of the Dead Sea Scrolls. The holiday, which is observed on the third day of the fifth month (Av), is not mentioned in the… … Wikipedia
