单词 | golden jubilee |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden jubilee 11. Designating a particularly important anniversary (now spec. the 50th anniversary) of a significant event, as a wedding, the accession of a monarch, etc. Chiefly in golden anniversary, golden jubilee, golden wedding. Cf. anniversary n. 2a, jubilee n. 3, wedding n. 2b.In early use probably in general sense, ‘important, excellent, remarkable’; cf. sense A. 6a. ΚΠ 1654 J. Ellistone & J. Sparrow tr. J. Böhme Mysterium Magnum xl. 280 The true Golden Jubilee-year of the Marriage of the Lamb ariseth up among them. 1752 W. Goodall Adventures Capt. Greenland II. iv. vi. 53 Many Days of Feasting and Jollity were spent in the Celebration of this golden Jubilee. 1837 Metropolitan Mag. June 174 The party from Königgratz was accompanied by an old married pair, who celebrated their golden anniversary of fifty years' happy marriage on the same occasion. 1895 Goshen (Indiana) Weekly News 23 Nov. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Frank of Ligonier, celebrated their golden wedding, last night. 1920 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 20 511 Mercy Hospital celebrated its golden anniversary December 28, at which time the nurses home..was dedicated. 1955 Radio Times 22 Apr. 32/3 All this week magicians from all over the world are gathering to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Magic Circle. 1999 BBK (Birkbeck College, Univ. of London) Dec. 18/2 [They] have just celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. 2012 Independent 4 June 5/3 Behind..came the gilded row-barge Gloriana, presented to the Queen in 2002 for her Golden Jubilee. < as lemmas |
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