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
His emphasis on the church being a merciful “field hospital” of welcome would long outlast the official jubilee year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
Officials at Buckingham Palace say they expect 100,000 letters and cards from well-wishers to be sent to the Queen in a jubilee year.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2022
The directors of this work aim to have it completed and ready to be unveiled in 1911, the jubilee year of Italy’s resurrection as a united country.
From Italy, the Magic Land by Whiting, Lilian
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