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noun
1A special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity.
as modifier ‘jubilee celebrations’- ‘A Department of Culture, Media and Sport spokeswoman said the Queen had expressed the wish that taxpayers' money should not be used to celebrate her jubilee.’
- ‘To celebrate the jubilee the County Carlow Association London has decided to record the history of their association.’
- ‘If you have nothing planned to celebrate the jubilee try to go along for a great day out.’
- ‘Skipton's Hard of Hearing Club celebrated its 25th anniversary with a jubilee party in the Christ Church Parochial Hall.’
- ‘The Academy has drawn up plans to celebrate the Silver jubilee in a fitting manner and the conferring of achievement awards are a step in this direction.’
- ‘Clubs have a habit of recording their histories, usually to celebrate jubilees or centenaries, though sometimes to mourn mergers or closures.’
- ‘This week Parliament celebrated the 150th jubilee of its existence, and this is a good time to reflect on the past and look forward to the future.’
- ‘The jubilee celebrations were conducted with a number of activities, including seminars, workshops, competitions for children, and cultural gatherings.’
- ‘We've had firework displays, organised Easter egg hunts and celebrated Royal jubilees on the green.’
- ‘About 40,000 of the commemorative coins were supposed to be ready for collectors by the end of January before the jubilee anniversary on February 6.’
- ‘Eileen and Paddy King celebrated their golden wedding jubilee in Scunthorpe, England yesterday, Monday.’
- ‘They celebrated their golden wedding jubilee back in 1995.’
- ‘Paddy and Mary celebrated their golden wedding jubilee last May.’
- ‘Mary Teresa and John have a family of seven and they will celebrate their golden wedding jubilee in October.’
- ‘It has been celebrating its jubilee cheerfully throughout much of this year, with the festivities building up to a crescendo on the actual birthday, October 18.’
- ‘Civil authorities in Rome tremble at the expected hordes coming to celebrate the jubilee while Israel also braces for huge numbers of pilgrims.’
- ‘At the time of her second jubilee, Victoria's name and features were recognisable all over the world; when she died in 1901, few could remember a time when she had not reigned.’
- ‘The shot of 500 palace workers was taken to mark the jubilee.’
- ‘The aim was to ensure favourable press coverage of the jubilee.’
- ‘Some members will recall a speech made by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her 50th jubilee.’
anniversary, commemorationView synonyms- 1.1Judaism (in Jewish history) a year of emancipation and restoration, celebrated every fifty years.
- 1.2A period of remission from the penal consequences of sin, granted by the Roman Catholic Church under certain conditions for a year, usually at intervals of twenty-five years.
- ‘We learn that the Society of Jesus was missing from the 1775 jubilee because the Jesuit general was in prison in the Castel Sant'Angelo while the order underwent a process of suppression.’
- ‘Bocelli was the official voice of the church's jubilee in the year 2000 and knew the pope for a long time.’
- ‘Business increased by 21 per cent last year, with 25,000 making the trip during the Catholic Church's jubilee year.’
- ‘The year 2000 was a jubilee year for the Eternal City.’
- ‘During the jubilee year, he sought reconciliation with Bishop Matthew Clarke, a longtime friend, but received no response.’
adjective
postpositive(of desserts) flambé.
‘cherries jubilee’
Origin
Late Middle English from Old French jubile, from late Latin jubilaeus (annus) ‘(year) of jubilee’, based on Hebrew yōḇēl, originally ‘ram's-horn trumpet’, with which the jubilee year was proclaimed.
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