American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. — New York, Thomas Whittaker. William James Miller, M.A., B.D.. 1901.
Whitsun Tide — Whit|sun|tide «HWIHT suhn TYD», noun, or Whitsun Tide, the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days … Useful english dictionary
Whitsun Day — A high Festival observed in the Church on the fiftieth day after Easter, in commemoration of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the day of Pentecost as they were all with one accord in one place in Jerusalem. Whitsun Day is … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Whitsun — Whit|sun [ˈwıtsən] n [U and C] BrE 1.) also .Whit Sunday the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the ↑Holy Spirit coming down from heaven = ↑pentecost 2.) also Whit|sun|tide [ˈwıtsəntaıd] the period around Whitsun … Dictionary of contemporary English
Whitsun — noun (C, U) 1 also Whit Sun.day, the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the holy spirit coming down from heaven; pentecost 2 2 also Whit.sun.tide / wItsFntaId/ the period around Whitsun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Whitsun — Whit|sun [ wıtsn, hwıtsn ] or Whit|sun|tide [ wıtsn,taıd, hwıtsn,taıd ] noun uncount PENTECOST … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Whit|sun|tide — «HWIHT suhn TYD», noun, or Whitsun Tide, the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days … Useful english dictionary
As|cen|sion|tide — «uh SEHN shuhn TYD», noun. the period of ten days from Ascension Day to Whitsun eve … Useful english dictionary
Movable Feasts and Fasts — Those Feasts and Fasts which are not observed on a fixed date, but are variable being dependent on the time Easter is kept. Easter Day is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the Twenty first day of… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
asley, willingly. northumb. — anon, shortly, as soon as ; i. e. As TiDE. TIDE, in the North, signifies soon, and TIDER, or TITTER, sooner ; from the Saxon word, TID, time ; whence shrove tide, whitsun tide … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
astite — anon, shortly, as soon as ; i. e. As TiDE. TIDE, in the North, signifies soon, and TIDER, or TITTER, sooner ; from the Saxon word, TID, time ; whence shrove tide, whitsun tide … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
