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jubilee (noun, adjective):
noun
1a: a special anniversary - especially : a 50th anniversary
b: a celebration of such an anniversary
2a: jubilation
b: a season of celebration
3 often Jubilee : a year of emancipation and restoration provided by ancient Hebrew law to be kept every 50 years by the emancipation of enslaved Hebrews, restoration of alienated lands to their former owners, and omission of all cultivation of the land
4a: a period of time proclaimed by the Roman Catholic pope ordinarily every 25 years as a time of special solemnity
b: a special plenary indulgence granted during a year of jubilee to Roman Catholics who perform certain specified works of repentance and piety
5: a religious song of African Americans usually referring to a time of future happiness
adjective
often capitalized : flambé
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : While jubilee is often used generally to refer to an anniversary or celebration of an anniversary, its history is intertwined with the idea of emancipation. According to the biblical book of Leviticus, every fifty years Hebrew slaves were to be set free, lands given back to their former owners, and the fields left unharvested. This year of liberty was announced when a ram’s horn was blown. In Hebrew, that ceremonial horn was called a yōbhēl, and the celebratory year took its name from that of the horn. As the Bible was translated into other languages, the concept of the yōbhēl spread around the world, as did its name (albeit with spelling modifications). It eventually entered English via the Anglo-French word jubilé in the 14th century. Since then, jubilee has not only kept its original, biblical sense, but has gained others, including one referring to a traditional African American spiritual that looks forward to a time of future happiness and deliverance from oppression.
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