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holy year
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holy year: see jubilee jubilee , in the Bible, a year when alienated property and land were restored, slaves were manumitted, debts were forgiven, and a general sabbatical year was observed in agriculture.
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By 1342 Pope Clemente V reduced the period between holy years to a half a century.
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