| Acts of the Apostles |
the fifth book of the New Testament of the Christian Bible, believed to have been written by Luke, which describes the work of Jesus Christ as it was carried on after his death by his apostles. |
| Angles |
a people from the lowlands of northern Germany who migrated to eastern England in the fifth century. |
| Attila |
the king of the Huns that invaded Europe in the fifth century (406?-453 A.D.). |
| Cinco de Mayo |
the fifth of May, a Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican army's 1862 victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla and celebrating Mexican unity and independence. |
| count by fives |
to name every fifth number when counting. |
| Dan |
according to the Old Testament, the fifth son of Jacob. [1/2 definitions] |
| Deuteronomy |
the fifth book of the Old Testament, which contains a restatement and exposition of the laws of Moses, his addresses to the Israelites, and an account of his last days. |
| diamond wedding |
a sixtieth or seventy-fifth wedding anniversary. |
| e |
the fifth letter of the English alphabet. [1/2 definitions] |
| earth |
(often cap.) the fifth largest planet in the solar system, which is third in order from the sun and has a diameter of about 7,930 miles. [1/4 definitions] |
| epsilon |
the name of the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| fourth |
indicating rank or position between third and fifth. [3/4 definitions] |
| g2 |
the fifth note in the musical scale of C major. [1/2 definitions] |
| Goth |
a member of a Germanic people who invaded the Roman Empire during the third through fifth centuries A.D. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hanukkah |
an eight-day festival beginning on the twenty-fifth day of Kislev in which, by lighting the menorah each night, Jews celebrate the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrians, the rededication of the temple at Jerusalem, and the miracle of the lamp. |
| he2 |
the name of the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. |
| heptarchy |
(often cap.) the loose confederation of seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the fifth to ninth centuries (often prec. by "the"). [1/2 definitions] |
| Hun |
any of a fierce, warring Asian people who, under Attila and others, ravaged much of eastern and central Europe in the fourth and fifth centuries A.D. [1/2 definitions] |
| Jupiter |
the largest planet in the solar system and fifth from the sun, having sixteen satellites and a diameter of about 88,700 miles. [1/2 definitions] |
| Leo |
the fifth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about July 21. [1/3 definitions] |
| Malachi |
according to the Old Testament, a minor Hebrew prophet of the fifth century B.C. [1/2 definitions] |