Christian Church. A festival observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter, in commemoration of events described in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit is…
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Pentecost > [noun] (25) PentecosteOE Christian Church. A festival observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter, in commemoration of events described in Acts 2 when the Holy Spirit is… WhitsundayOE The seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a Christian festival in commemoration of the events described in Acts 2, when the Holy Spirit… Whitsundaya1250 The day on which the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples, as described in Acts 2. Cf. Pentecost, n. 2b. Now rare. Whitsuntidec1275 The church season of Pentecost (Pentecost, n. 2); the weekend including Whitsunday, or the week beginning on that day. Lok-Soundayc1315 Lokes1340 Whitsunday. Whitsun Sunday1532 = Whitsunday, n. 1a. White Sunday1546 (a) Low Sunday; (b) Whitsunday. W.c1565 = Whitsunday. Whit week1728 the week beginning with Whitsunday; Whitsun week. Subcategories:— season of (3) — eve of (2) — week beginning with Whit Sunday (2) — Monday following (1) — Tuesday following (1) — Wednesday following (1) — Thursday following (1) — procession during (1) — dressing of wells at (3) |
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