Jubeljahr — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jubilee noun A major anniversary of an event, especially the fiftieth anniversary of a coronation, wedding, or similar milestone.
Senses
Jubeljahr is used for these senses in English:
- jubilee (countable, Jewish, _, history) 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. [from late 14th c.]
- jubilee (Roman Catholicism) 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. [from 15th c.]
jubilee — full definition
- noun A major anniversary of an event, especially the fiftieth anniversary of a coronation, wedding, or similar milestone.
- noun A time of celebration and rejoicing.