pentecost
part of speech
noun (Pentecost — proper noun, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) Pentecost is the Christian feast that remembers the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' disciples, fifty days after Easter; Christians see it as the birthday of the Church. tree →
2) (Judaism) Pentecost is also the Greek name for Shavuot, the Jewish harvest festival when the giving of the Law (Torah) is remembered. tree →
sense in the lessons
In Bible lessons the story of Pentecost tells of a sound like a strong wind and flames like tongues of fire on the disciples' heads; they began speaking in other languages, and crowds from many lands understood. In the UK Pentecost is also called Whitsun (Whit Sunday), and red is the church colour. Phrases: at Pentecost, the day of Pentecost, Pentecost Sunday.
examples
- At Pentecost our church was decorated in red. tree →
- The disciples spoke in many languages on the day of Pentecost. tree →
- Pentecost comes fifty days after Easter. tree →
- We made paper flames for the Pentecost service. tree →
- Peter preached to a huge crowd at Pentecost. tree →
- In England some people call Pentecost Whitsun. tree →
note
Capital P. The word comes from Greek for "fiftieth". The Pentecostal churches take their name from it. Do not confuse with Pentagon (a five-sided shape) — both have "pent" meaning five.
In the corpora
- Christians see Pentecost, when Jesus' followers were understood in many languages, as the reversal of Babel.
- Christians call Pentecost the birthday of the Church.
- The first Pentecost happened during a Jewish harvest feast, Shavuot, held fifty days after Passover.
- Pentecostal churches are named after Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came on the first disciples.
- Paul became a follower of Jesus on the road to Damascus after Pentecost, and wrote letters to the young churches.
Trees and pragmatics
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