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Jubilee, Year of (Hebrew) — • According to the Pentateuchal legislation contained in Leviticus, a Jubilee year is the year that follows immediately seven successive Sabbatic years (the Sabbatic year being the seventh year of a seven year cycle) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
jubilee year — jubilee (def. 5a). [1350 1400; ME] … Useful english dictionary
Jubilee, Year of — ▪ religious celebration also called Holy Year, in the Roman Catholic church, a celebration that is observed on certain special occasions and for 1 year every 25 years, under certain conditions, when a special indulgence is granted to… … Universalium
JUBILEE, YEAR OF — a year during which it was required that all land which had passed out of the original owner s hands during the 50 years preceding should be restored, all who during that time had been forced to sell their liberty should be released, and all… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Jubilee, Year of — Юбилейный год … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Year of Jubilee (Hebrew) — Year of Jubilee (Hebrew) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Year of Jubilee (Hebrew) According to the Pentateuchal legislation contained in Leviticus, a Jubilee year is the year that follows immediately seven successive Sabbatic years (the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Jubilee 2000 — was an international coalition movement in over 40 countries that called for cancellation of third world debt by the year 2000. This movement coincided with the Great Jubilee, the celebration of the year 2000 in the Catholic Church. From early… … Wikipedia
jubilee — (n.) late 14c., in the Old Testament sense, from O.Fr. jubileu jubille; anniversary; rejoicing, from L.L. jubilaeus the jubilee year, originally an adjective, of the jubilee, altered (by association with L. jubilare to shout with joy ) from Gk.… … Etymology dictionary
jubilee — ► NOUN 1) a special anniversary, especially one celebrating twenty five or fifty years of something. 2) Jewish History a year of emancipation and restoration, kept every fifty years. ORIGIN from Latin jubilaeus annus year of jubilee , from a… … English terms dictionary
Jubilee Bridge (India) — Jubilee Bridge is an important rail bridge over Hooghly River between Naihati and Bandel. Jubilee Bridge is flanked on either side by Garifa and Hooghly Ghat stations.Jubilee Bridge was opened on 16th February 1887 in the fiftieth or jubilee year … Wikipedia
