noun
(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
• Syn: ↑Shavous, ↑Shavuoth, ↑Shavuot, ↑Pentecost, ↑Feast of Weeks
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pentecostal (for: ↑Pentecost)
• Topics: ↑Judaism
• Hypernyms: ↑Jewish holy day
Useful english dictionary. 2012.