whit — whit·en; whit·en·er; whit·field s; whit·ish·ness; whit·leather; whit·ley; whit·ling; whit·lock·ite; whit·low; whit·man·ese; whit·man·esque; whit·ma·ni·ac; whit·mon·day; whit·rack; whit·ster; whit·sun·day; whit·sun·tide; whit·taw·er; whit·ten;… … English syllables
sun — an·ti·sun; bo·sun; coun·ter·sun; du·sun; sun; sun·a·pee; sun·bathe; sun·berry; sun·bow; sun·dae; sun·da·ri; sun·day·fied; sun·day·ish; sun·day·ism; sun·days; sun·der; sun·der·land; sun·down; sun·down·er; sun·dri; sun·dries; sun·dries·man;… … English syllables
day — alack·a·day; birth·day; ca·ran·day; cen·ti·day; day; day·ak; day·ber·ry; day·dream·er; day·dreamy; day·less; day·man; day·tale; day·ton; day·to·ni·an; dooms·day; ev·ery·day·ness; far·a·day; fri·day; hal·low·day; hock·day; hol·i·day·er;… … English syllables
Whitsun Day — Whit|sun|day «HWIHT SUHN dee, day; HWIHT suhn day», noun, or Whitsun Day, the seventh Sunday after Easter; Pentecost. ╂[Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg < hwīt white + Sunnandæg Sunday (probably because of the custom of wearing white baptismal… … Useful english dictionary
whitsunday — whit·sun·day … English syllables
Whitsunday — Whit•sun•day [[t]ˈ(h)wɪtˈsʌn deɪ, di, sənˌdeɪ, ˈwɪt [/t]] n. rel the Christian festival of Pentecost • Etymology: bef. 1100; ME whitsonenday, OE Hwīta Sunnandæg white Sunday; prob. so called because the newly baptized wore white robes on that day … From formal English to slang
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
Whitsunday — Whit sun*day, n. [White + Sunday.] 1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; so called, it is said, because,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whitsun — The English name for the Church festival otherwise called Pentecost, held on the seventh Sunday after Easter as the commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit and the inspiration of the Apostles. The derivation of the word Whitsun is… … A Dictionary of English folklore
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables