jubilee English · revision 2435

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈdʒuːbɪliː/ ''(UK)''; /ˈdʒubəˌli/ ''(US)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|jubile]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) [[bor|fro|jubilé]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|la-lat|iūbilaeus|t=of the jubilee]],^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) [[der|grc|ἰωβηλαῖος|tr=iōbēlaîos]],^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995) from ''iōbēlos'',^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995) [[der|hbo|יוֹבֵל|tr=yōbēl|t=ram's horn, jubilee]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline) The Latin form was altered by association with the unrelated verb ''iūbilāre'' “to shout for joy”.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In the Old Testament, a year of emancipation and restoration kept every fiftieth year (1382).^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Under the law of Leviticus 25, the jubilee year was proclaimed with a ram's horn on the Day of Atonement; slaves were freed, land returned to its former owners and fields left untilled.^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(AHD) The Roman Catholic Church adopted the name in 1300 for a year of special indulgence.^(OED 1989)^(AHD) The idea of the fiftieth year led to the sense “fiftieth anniversary” and its celebration (about 1386), later extended to other anniversaries such as silver and diamond jubilees.^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) From about 1450 the word was also used for any time of rejoicing, helped by its association with ''jubilant''.^(Barnhart 1995)^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1382 – the Hebrew year of jubilee.^(OED 1989)^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * about 1386 – a fiftieth anniversary or its celebration.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1432–1450 – the Roman Catholic jubilee year.^(OED 1989)

+ * about 1450 – a season of rejoicing.^(Barnhart 1995)

+ * 1887 – verb, to celebrate a jubilee.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1951 – adjective, of a dish served flaming, as ''cherries jubilee''.^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A special anniversary, especially a fiftieth, or its celebration.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A season or occasion of joyful celebration; rejoicing.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

+ # ''(Judaism)'' In the Hebrew Scriptures, a year of rest and release kept every fiftieth year.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(Roman Catholicism)'' A year in which special indulgence may be gained.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Served flaming, as in ''cherries jubilee''.^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[jubilance]]

+ * [[jubilant]]

+ * [[jubilate]]

+ * [[jubilation]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}