Jubilee

See also jubilee

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yovél, “ram's horn, shofar”), which was used for the proclamation of the year of Jubilee.

Noun

Wikipedia Jubilee (plural Jubilees)

1. (in the Old Testament) a year of rest, observed by the Israelites every 50 years
2. (in Roman Catholicism) a holy year when people are encouraged to make a pilgrimage to Rome

Translations

a year of rest, observed by the Israelites every 50 years

• German: Jobeljahr (de) n, Jubeljahr (de) n, Erlassjahr (de) n, Erlaßjahr (de) n (old spelling), Halljahr (de) n
• Hebrew: יוֹבֵל (he) (yovél) m, שְׁנַת הַיּוֹבֵל (he) (shnat ha-yovél) f

• Hungarian: Jóbel-év (hu)
• Old Armenian: յոբելեան (yobelean)

a holy year when people are encouraged to make a pilgrimage to Rome

• German: Jubeljahr (de) n

• Hungarian: jubileum (hu)