jubilee year
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of jubilee year
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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If Francis had a byword for his papacy, it was “mercy,” which he made the theme of a special jubilee year starting in 2015.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
During the visit next Wednesday and Thursday Charles and Camilla will join Leo in celebrations to mark the current special jubilee year, held every 25 years, the palace statement said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
The visit to meet Pope Francis also coincides with 2025 being a special "jubilee" year for the Catholic church, held every 25 years.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
The portrait of Juan de Pareja astonished Rome in 1650 — a jubilee year, during which Velázquez signed the document that would make Pareja a free man.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2023
It was this that gives eclat to the jubilee year, 1265, for it was in that year that the first Parliament convened.
From Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
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