jubilee

jubilee
jubilee [jo͞o′bə lē΄, jo͞o΄bə lē′]
n.
[ME < OFr jubile < LL(Ec) jubilaeus < Gr(Ec) iōbēlaios < Heb yōbēl, a ram, ram's horn used as a trumpet to announce the sabbatical year: infl. by L jubilum: see JUBILATE]
1. Jewish History a year-long celebration held every fifty years in which all bondmen were freed, mortgaged lands were restored to the original owners, and land was left fallow: Lev. 25:8-17
2.
a) an anniversary, esp. a 50th or 25th anniversary
b) a celebration of this
3. a time or occasion of rejoicing
4. jubilation; rejoicing
5. R.C.Ch. a year proclaimed as a solemn time for gaining a plenary indulgence and for receiving absolution, on certain conditions: an ordinary jubilee occurs every twenty-five years

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