jubilee
part of speech
noun (jubilee, jubilees)
meaning for a pupil
1) A special anniversary celebrating a number of years, especially of a king's or queen's reign: a silver jubilee is 25 years, a golden jubilee 50, a diamond jubilee 60, a platinum jubilee 70. tree →
2) A time of great celebration and joy. tree →
3) (Bible) In the Old Testament, a special year every fiftieth year when slaves were set free, debts were cancelled and land was returned. tree →
4) (church) In the Catholic Church, a special holy year of pilgrimage and forgiveness. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the jubilee is the fiftieth year. Land goes back to its first owners, and Hebrew slaves go free. Interpretation: It follows seven cycles of seven years and begins with a shofar blast on Yom Kippur. Tradition reads it as a reminder that the land belongs to God, and it teaches fairness. In the primary lessons: Common in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand for royal celebrations with street parties, bunting and holidays. Schools, clubs and churches also hold jubilees for their anniversaries. In maths problems, a jubilee is a way of naming a number of years (golden = 50). Phrases: «silver jubilee», «golden jubilee», «diamond jubilee», «jubilee celebrations», «a jubilee street party».
examples
- In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession. (Torah LEV.25.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy valuation it shall stand. (Torah LEV.27.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you; ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field. (Torah LEV.25.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Our street had a jubilee party with flags and cakes. tree →
- The school celebrated its golden jubilee with a big concert. tree →
- A silver jubilee marks twenty-five years. tree →
- The town planted trees for the Queen's jubilee. tree →
- Grandma kept a jubilee mug in the cupboard. tree →
- In the Bible, the year of jubilee was a time when debts were forgiven. tree →
- The church held a jubilee service to thank God for fifty years of the parish. tree →
note
Countable: a jubilee, jubilees. Stress: JOO-bi-lee. Numbers: silver = 25, golden = 50, diamond = 60, platinum = 70 years (not the same scheme as wedding anniversaries in every detail, but similar). Do not confuse with «jubilant» (very happy), though both come from joyful ideas.
In the corpora
- For it is a jubilee; it shall be holy unto you; ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.
- In this year of jubilee ye shall return every man unto his possession.
- If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy valuation it shall stand.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «jubilee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.