silver jubilee
Quarter-century celebration
A silver jubilee marks twenty-five years of something—typically a monarch's reign, but also anniversaries of institutions, marriages, or other milestones.
Silver is the traditional symbol for twenty-fifth anniversaries: Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977 sparked nationwide celebrations.
Compare golden jubilee (fifty years) and diamond jubilee (sixty or seventy-five).
Five times five
- 25thFollowing the twenty-fourth
- quarter-centuryTwenty-five-year span
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- landmarkNotable point of reference
commemorative · celebratory · momentous · auspicious · special occasion · marking · observance · dedication
Of monarchs
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- reignSovereign's time in power
- sovereignSupreme in power
queen · king · coronation · regalia · palace · majesty · highness · royalty
Festive formal occasion
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- festivitiesCelebratory events and activities
ceremony · parade · procession · revelry · merrymaking · street party · fireworks · fanfare
twenty-five
Five times five
- 25thFollowing the twenty-fourth
- quarter-centuryTwenty-five-year span
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
landmark · commemorative · celebratory · momentous · auspicious · special occasion · marking · observance · dedication · reflection
royal
Of monarchs
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- reignSovereign's time in power
sovereign · queen · king · coronation · regalia · palace · majesty · highness · royalty · dynasty
gala
Festive formal occasion
festivities · ceremony · parade · procession · revelry · merrymaking · street party · fireworks · fanfare · extravaganza
wedding anniversary
Yearly observance of nuptials
vows · partnership · togetherness · couple · spouse · bond · affection · wedlock · conjugal · married life
- anniversarieswedding anniversary, golden anniversary, first anniversary, diamond anniversary, tenth anniversary
- commemorationscommemoration, remembrance, memorial service, centennial, bicentennial
- Elizabeth IIQueen Elizabeth, reign, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Prince Philip
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- Jubilees
- special editionsspecial edition, limited edition, collector's edition, commemorative edition, anniversary edition
silver jubileediamond jubilee
Sixtieth anniversary milestone
golden jubilee · platinum jubilee · beginning · inception · centenary
silver jubileedissolution
Breaking up completely
termination · ending · closure · disbandment · abdication
silver jubileeabdication
Formal surrender of power
funeral · resignation · termination · dissolution · deposition
silver, jubilee, silvery, jubilant, silverware, jubilation, silvered, silvering, silversmith