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WHITSUNDAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
Synonyms:
Pentecost; Whitsunday
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("Whitsunday" is a kind of...):
quarter day (a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due)
Holonyms ("Whitsunday" is a part of...):
Whitsun; Whitsuntide; Whitweek (Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days))