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Penʹtecost (Greek, pentecostê, fiftieth)

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The festival held by the Jews on the fiftieth day after the Passover; our Whit-Sunday.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Penny Wise
Pennyroyal
Pennyweight
Pennyworth or Penoth
Pension
Pensioners
Pentacle
Pentapolin
Pentapolis. (Greek, pente polis.)
Pentateuch
Pentecost (Greek, pentecostê, fiftieth)
Penthesilea
Penthouse
Pentreath (Dolly)
Peony (The)
People
People’s Charter (The)
Pepper
Pepper Gate
Pepper-and-Salt
Peppercorn Rent (A)

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Pentecost