Shavous

Definitions of Shavous
  1. noun
    (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
    synonyms: Feast of Weeks, Pentecost, Shabuoth, Shavuot, Shavuoth
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    type of:
    Jewish holy day
    a religious holiday for Jews
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