jubilee year


Origin of jubilee year

1
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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How to use jubilee year in a sentence

  • There can be no question that 'James Hepburn' is the most notable Scottish story that will be issued in the jubilee year.

  • The jubilee year will therefore be observed during the coming age.

    The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. Gaebelein
  • The jubilee year of our sovereign's reign is the jubilee year of this society.

    Sermons | J. B. Lightfoot
  • The Mosaic law, through the institution of the jubilee year, protests still more decidedly.

  • The prettiest entertainment of the jubilee year was, however, the Queen's garden-party.

    The Art of Entertaining | M. E. W. Sherwood