Definitions

1. noun

A Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles, observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter.

“The church celebrated the Pentecost with a grand ceremony.”

2. noun

In Judaism, the festival of Pentecost, also known as Shavuot, which commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai.

“The Jewish community observes the Pentecost with a week of prayer and fasting.”

3. noun

The seventh day of the Hebrew month of Sivan, or the fiftieth day after Passover, in the Jewish calendar.

“In the Jewish tradition, Pentecost marks the end of the counting of the Omer.”