HyperDic: shavous

English > 1 sense of the word Shavous:
NOUNtimeShavous, Shabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast of Weeks(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
English > Shavous: 1 sense > noun 1, time
Meaning(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.
SynonymsShabuoth, Shavuoth, Shavuot, Pentecost, Feast of Weeks
CategoryJudaismThe monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
BroaderJewish holy dayA religious holiday for Jews
SpanishPentecosta, Pentecostés
CatalanPentecosta

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