ALL meanings of golden jubilee
gold·en ju·bi·lee
G g - noun golden jubilee 50th anniversary 1
- noun golden jubilee monarch: 50th year 1
- noun golden jubilee the celebration of any of certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee) fiftieth (golden jubilee) or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee) 1
- noun golden jubilee the completion of 50 years of existence, activity, or the like, or its celebration: Our college will celebrate its jubilee next year. 1
- noun golden jubilee any season or occasion of rejoicing or festivity. 1
- noun golden jubilee rejoicing or jubilation. 1
- noun golden jubilee Roman Catholic Church. an appointed year or other period, ordinarily every 25 years (ordinary jubilee) in which a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts. a period of time (extraordinary jubilee) declared by the pope as a time of rejoicing, as for an anniversary, when a plenary indulgence is granted upon repentance and the performance of certain religious acts. Also called jubilee indulgence. the plenary indulgence granted during such a period. 1
- noun golden jubilee Also, Jubile. Chiefly Biblical. a yearlong period to be observed by Jews once every 50 years, during which Jewish slaves were to be freed, alienated lands were to be restored to the original owner or an heir, the fields were to be left untilled, and all agricultural labors were to be suspended. Lev. 25. Compare sabbatical year (def 2). 1
- noun golden jubilee a black American folk song concerned with future happiness or deliverance from tribulation. 1
- adjective golden jubilee flambé (def 1): cherries jubilee for dessert. 1
- countable noun golden jubilee A golden jubilee is the 50th anniversary of an important or special event. 0
- noun golden jubilee the 50th anniversary of an important or special event 0