jubilee
jubilee
Definition
ju·bi·lee (jo̵̅o̅′bə lē′, jo̵̅o̅′bə lē′)
noun
- Jewish History a year-long celebration held every fifty years in which all bondmen were freed, mortgaged lands were restored to the original owners, and land was left fallow: Lev. 25:8-17
- an anniversary, esp. a 50th or 25th anniversary
- a celebration of this
- a time or occasion of rejoicing
- jubilation; rejoicing
- R.C.Ch. a year proclaimed as a solemn time for gaining a plenary indulgence and for receiving absolution, on certain conditions: an ordinary jubilee occurs every twenty-five years
Etymology: ME < OFr jubile < LL(Ec) jubilaeus < Gr(Ec) iōbēlaios < Heb yōbēl, a ram, ram's horn used as a trumpet to announce the sabbatical year: infl. by L jubilum: see jubilate
jubilee
Usage Examples
Possessives
- queen: By now you are probably sick of the hype surrounding the queen's golden jubilee.
Converse of object
- commemorate: Proceeds allowed an east wing commemorating the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria to be provided in 1897, adding six more beds.
- celebrate: A great English retro vintage book, produced to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Queens 25 year reign in 1977.
- mark: This year marks the silver jubilee of the South West Coast Path.
- hold: But the mill was burned down, and the children held jubilee over it.
Adjective modifier
- golden: Next year an extra bank holiday is already planned to mark the Queen's golden jubilee.
- silver: A great English retro vintage book, produced to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Queens 25 year reign in 1977.
- 50th: Last night I was at a Mass to celebrate the 40th and 50th jubilees of two of our local religious.
- ministerial: The celebration of his ministerial jubilee on 29th March 1887 received extensive coverage in The Scotsman of the following day.
Modifies a noun
- celebration: Why not buy goods for your jubilee celebration events in Hexham Town Center.
- clip: Remove the jubilee clip securing the flexible pipe to the pump.
- cutting: Three plastic bags with jubilee cuttings from Bath & West Evening Chronicle.
- legislation: In recent scholarship on this chapter, however, a different view of the intent of the jubilee legislation has gained popularity.
- line: This compares with the 1:1 ratio at the planning stage of the jubilee line extension.
- year: The promise of the jubilee year will be realized.
Noun used with modifier
- diamond: See you for the diamond jubilee... Apr 20 Back to the parents, pick up a television.
- silver: The school's silver jubilee was celebrated on January 7th 1955.
- passenger: In july carnival better job by passenger jubilee to.
- parish: In 1980, t he new organ was specially installed by Harrison and Harrison for the parish jubilee.
- steel: Marine grade stainless steel jubilee clips secure the clamp to the pony bottle.
Jubilee Quotes
Certainly there is no happiness within this circle of flesh, nor is it in the optics of these eyes to behold felicity; the first day of our Jubilee is death.
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