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Jesus year

Jesus year noun: the year of a person's life when they are 33 years old, said to coincide with achieving success and personal growth.

Noun

Jesus year (plural Jesus years)

  1. The year of a person's life when they are 33 years old, said to coincide with achieving success and personal growth.
    • It's not insignificant that on the last day of her Jesus Year, Ms. Sundel ended her blog post by quoting Silicon Valley icon Steve Jobs, who consistently interrupted his business ventures to embark upon spiritual quests: "You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever."2012 April 6, Chris Koentges, Shelley Youngblut, “The rise of the Jesus Year”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, ON: The Woodbridge Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2022
    • The 'Jesus Year' is now also becoming the age in which young people – not necessarily only Christians, but everyone in this multicultural society – decide it's time to get serious about life, time to accomplish something.2012 May 12, Douglas Todd, “The 'Jesus Year:' Its time has come”, in Vancouver Sun, Vancouver, B.C.: Postmedia Network Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Mar 2023

Forms of Jesus year

pluralJesus years

Origin of Jesus year

Referencing the Christian religious leader Jesus Christ, who is traditionally said to have been killed and resurrected at the age of 33 (although this chronology is disputed).

Questions about Jesus year

What does Jesus year mean?
Jesus year means the year of a person's life when they are 33 years old, said to coincide with achieving success and personal growth.
What part of speech is Jesus year?
Jesus year is a noun.
What is the plural of Jesus year?
The plural of Jesus year is Jesus years.

Words near Jesus year in the dictionary

  1. Jesus pins
  2. Jesus Prayer
  3. Jesus shrew
  4. Jesus the Christ
  5. Jesus wept
  6. Jesus year
  7. Jesus years
  8. Jesus'
  9. Jesus, Mary and Joseph
  10. Jesus, Mary, and Joseph
  11. Jesus, take the wheel

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