Pinkster
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Pinkster
1790–1800, < Dutch Pinksteren ≪ Greek pentēkostḗ Pentecost
Example Sentences
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"The body may have been enslaved but not the creativity or the soul or the spirit, and we need to honor that. Pinkster does that."
From Reuters ● May 29, 2015
The highlight of the event, organized by the African American Pinkster Committee of New York, is the crowning of the Pinkster King, and the telling of the holiday's story in traditional songs, percussion-driven music and dance.
From Reuters ● May 29, 2015
Pinkster gradually receded into the history books as the Afro-Dutch community lost touch with their colonial traditions.
From Reuters ● May 29, 2015
"The revival of Pinkster helps us to just have a fuller understanding, awareness of what was happening in this country."
From Reuters ● May 29, 2015
The next day was the first of the three that are devoted to Pinkster, the great Saturnalia of the New York blacks.
From Satanstoe by James Fenimore Cooper
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