Whitsunday — • A feast which commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Whitsunday — See quarter day. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
Whitsunday — Pentecost, late O.E. Hwita Sunnandæg white Sunday, possibly from the white baptismal robes worn by newly baptized Christians on this day … Etymology dictionary
Whitsunday — [hwit′sun′dā, wit′sun′dā; hwit′sun′dē, wit′sun′dē; hwit′sən dā΄, wit′sən dā΄] n. [ME whitsondei < OE Hwita Sunnandæg, lit., white Sunday: prob. from the white garments of candidates for baptism] PENTECOST (sense 2) … English World dictionary
Whitsunday — The term Whitsunday may refer toDays: * The Sunday of the feast of Whitsun or Pentecost in the Christian liturgical year, observed 7 weeks after Easter * The second Sunday of Easter (Octave of Easter, White Sunday or Whit Sunday) or Quasimodo… … Wikipedia
Whitsunday — Pentecost Pen te*cost, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ? five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.] 1. A solemn festival of the Jews; so called because celebrated on the fiftieth day… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whitsunday — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Whitsunday Country and Admin Code AU.04.37340 AU … World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II
Whitsunday Islands — Geography Location … Wikipedia
Whitsunday Islands — Satellitenbild der Whitsunday Islands, inkl. Beschriftung Gewässer Korall … Deutsch Wikipedia
Whitsunday Island — Whitehaven Beach auf Whitsunday Island Gewässer Korallenmeer … Deutsch Wikipedia
