Definition of Shavous

1. Noun. (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments.

Exact synonyms: Feast Of Weeks, Pentecost, Shabuoth, Shavuot, Shavuoth
Category relationships: Judaism
Generic synonyms: Jewish Holy Day
Derivative terms: Pentecostal

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shavous

Sharpness
Shasta
Shasta salamander
Shastan
Shatneresque
Shatnerian
Shaun
Shauna
Shavaughn
Shaver's disease
Shavian
Shavian alphabet
Shavians
Shavon
Shavonne
Shavous
Shavuos
Shavuot
Shavuoth
Shaw
Shawism
Shawisms
Shawn
Shawna
Shawnee
Shawnee cake
Shawnee salad
Shawnees
Shawwal
Shay

Literary usage of Shavous

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1. Laws Passed by ... Congress ... Making Appropriations for the Expenses of by United States (1886)
"To HW Hassell, administrator of David shavous, deceased, of Hick- man County, one hundred and thirty-five dollars. To John A. Stiles, of Lincoln County, ..."

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