Jubilee, Year of (Hebrew)

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• 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 — (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 (Biblical) — The Jubilee (Hebrew Yovel יובל) year, is the year at the end of a seven cycles of Sabbatical years (Hebrew Shmita ), and according to Biblical regulations had a special impact on the ownership and management of land, in the territory of the… …   Wikipedia

• Jubilee — There are multiple articles associated with the term Jubilee :Anniversaries and celebrationsJubilee is a historical term for a time of celebration or rejoicing. It is defined in Leviticus 25:9 as Yovel in Hebrew, as the sabbatical year after… …   Wikipedia

• Jubilee (Christian) — The concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In the Biblical book of Leviticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fifty years, in which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be… …   Wikipedia

• Jubilee — Ju bi*lee, n. [F. jubil[ e], L. jubilaeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. y[=o]bel the blast of a trumpet, also the grand sabbatical year, which was announced by sound of trumpet.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Jewish Hist.) Every fiftieth year, being the year following… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Hebrew numerology — is the practice of inferring significant meanings that are not immediately obvious from numbers, especially in Hebrew scripture. This takes several forms.Numeric allegoriesThe number may be added or multiplied by itself to emphasize the symbol or …   Wikipedia

• Hebrew calendar — The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha luach ha ivri), or Jewish calendar, is a lunisolar calendar used today predominantly for Jewish religious observances. It determines the dates for Jewish holidays and the appropriate public reading of Torah… …   Wikipedia

• jubilee — /dʒubəˈli / (say joohbuh lee) noun 1. the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the 25th (silver jubilee), 50th (golden jubilee), or 60th or 75th (diamond jubilee). 2. the completion of the 50th year of any continuous course or period,… …