jubilee
A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming…A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners or their relatives, and Hebrew slaves set free.
» Was the year of the Jubilee held once in every forty-nine years or once in every fifty?
Meaning
10 senses(Jewish, countable)A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners or their relatives, and Hebrew slaves set free.
Jobeljahr, Jubeljahr, Erlassjahr
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A special year (originally held every hundred years, then at more frequent intervals, and now declarable by the Pope at any time and also for periods less than a year) in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage to Rome or other designated churches.
Jubeljahr
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage.
Jubiläum
юбиле́йjubiléj
ювіле́йjuviléj
(countable, figuratively)A time for release or restitution.
(countable, figuratively)A time of celebration or rejoicing.
юбиле́йjubiléj, пра́зднествоprázdnestvo
a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
(figuratively, uncountable)Exultation, rejoicing; jubilation.
(figuratively, uncountable)The sound of celebration or rejoicing; shouts of joy.
(attributive, countable, figuratively, often)A joyful African-American (usually Christian) folk song.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A period of fifty years; a half-century.
(countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable)A fiftieth year.
Examples
3 sentencesWas the year of the Jubilee held once in every forty-nine years or once in every fifty?
The cycle of 49 years, marked out by the return of the Jubilee, was a useful and practical one.
Tuesday marked the final day of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations, marking the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne.
Translations
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Origin
From Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old FreFrom Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old French jubilee, jubileus (modern French jubilé), from Late Latin iūbilaeus (adjective, also treated as a noun), from Ancient Greek ἰωβηλαῖος (iōbēlaîos, “of a jubilee”), from ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos, “jubilee”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Ἰώβηλος (Iṓbēlos) is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yōḇēl, “ram, trumpet made from a ram’s horn; jubilee”) (because a ram’s horn trumpet was originally used to proclaim the event; see Leviticus 25:9), influenced by Latin iūbilum (“a cry, a shout”) and iūbilō (“to cheer, shout or sing joyfully”). Cognate with Italian giubileo, Spanish jubileo.
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Forms
plural: jubileesWord family
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