golden jubilee
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English
Noun
golden jubilee (plural golden jubilees)
- The golden anniversary of a coronation, the 50th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
- 1752, W. Goodall, Adventures of Capain Greenland, volume II, page 53:
- Many Days of Feasting and Jollity were spent in the Celebration of this golden Jubilee.
- (uncommon) Synonym of golden anniversary more generally.
- 1654, J. Böhme, translated by John Ellistone, Mysterium Magnum, page 280:
- The true Golden Jubilee-year of the Marriage of the Lamb ariseth up among them.
- 1853, Thomas de Quincey, “Autobiographical Sketches”, in Selections Grave and Gay, volume I, page 133:
- In Germany... a married couple, when celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage-day, are said to keep their golden jubilee; but on the twenty-fifth anniversary they have credit only for a silver jubilee.
Coordinate terms
- silver jubilee (25th)
- ruby jubilee (40th)
- diamond jubilee (60th/75th)
- platinum jubilee (70th)
Translations
50th anniversary of a coronation
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50th anniversary of a wedding — see golden anniversary