jubilee
千禧年,禧年,千禧之年,欢庆
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- : the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth , fiftieth , or sixtieth or seventy-fifth .
- : the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like, or its celebration: Our college will celebrate its jubilee next year.
- : any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity.
- : rejoicing or jubilation.
- : Roman Catholic Church. an appointed year or other period, ordinarily every 25 years , in which a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts.a period of time declared by the pope as a time of rejoicing, as for an anniversary, when a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts.Also called jubilee indulgence. the plenary indulgence granted during such a period.
- : Also Ju·bi·le .Chiefly Biblical. a yearlong period to be observed by Jews once every 50 years, during which Jewish slaves were to be freed, alienated lands were to be restored to the original owner or an heir, the fields were to be left untilled, and all agricultural labors were to be suspended. Leviticus 25.Compare sabbatical year.
- : a Black American folk song concerned with future happiness or deliverance from tribulation.
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One of those players is named Wayne Gretzky — he had six such seasons for the Edmonton Oilers before his silver jubilee, good for top marks — and the other is named Connor McDavid, who also happens to be an Oiler.
That’s why this weekend, the makeup leader is teaming up with Patty Delgado, founder and designer of Hija de Tu Madre and Julissa Prado, CEO and founder of Rizos Curls, for a virtual jubilee titled Jefacon.
In her Silver Jubilee speech she said that while she understood independence aspirations, she wanted to see the UK remain united.
In the song's music video, Jubilee featured boys and girls backing it up—just as he had described.
DJ Jubilee dropped the work in his song 1993 classic “Do the Jubilee All.”
Plus, when we were shooting, it was the time of the Olympics and then the Diamond Jubilee, so he was very busy.
In her annual Christmas speech, the Queen spoke warmly about her own jubilee and the success of the London Olympics.
Ive traded and sold everything from a thousand cattle to peddling collar-buttons at the Queens Jubilee.
The long looked-for jubilee morning had dawned, and we were to her God's messengers, bringing the glad tidings.
It was a day of jubilee to the colored people, who swarmed out from their cabins and appropriated the plunder.