Crossword-Solution: WHITSUNDAY
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Whitsunday | n. | 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, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments. |
| Whitsunday | n. | See the Note under Term, n., 12. |
We have 9 clues for the answer “WHITSUNDAY”
| Clue | Answers |
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| June 1, 1952. | 1 answer |
| WHITE Sunday | 1 answer |
| WHITSUN | 1 answer |
| Shavuot | 2 answers |
| TRINITY Sunday, the Sunday prior to | 2 answers |
| PENTECOST | 2 answers |
| OLD Testament festival | 3 answers |
| SCOTTISH term day | 4 answers |
| AUSTRALIAN island(s) | 53 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who
is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his vote in favor
of a candidate for office.
Hint 2 anagram
EROELTC
Hint 3 another clue
A BALLOT CAST BY A VOTER WHO VOTES FOR ALL THE CANDIDATES OF ONE PARTY
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Sentences with WHITSUNDAY (5)
And there appeared first our Lord to his disciples after his resurrection, the gates enclosed, and said to them, _Pax vobis_! that is to say, ‘Peace to you!’ And on that mount appeared Christ to Saint Thomas the apostle and bade him assay his wounds; and then believed he first, and said, _Dominus meus et Deus meus_! that is to say ‘My Lord and my God!’ In the same church, beside the altar, were all the apostles on Whitsunday, when the Holy Ghost descended on them in likeness of fire.
Even as long ago as the year 1605, Pyrard de Laval well exclaimed, "C'est [picture] une merveille de voir chacun de ces atollons, environne d'un grand banc de pierre tout autour, n'y ayant point d'artifice humain." The accompanying sketch of Whitsunday Island in the Pacific, copied from, Capt.
Halfway station, with a new coinage ready, much purer of alloy (and marked HOW much, for the benefit of parties with accounts to settle), is to commence on TRINITATIS (Whitsunday) instant; from and after Whitsunday the improved new coin to be sole legal tender, till farther notice.
Well did François Pyrard de Laval, in the year 1605, exclaim, “C’est une merueille de voir chacun de ces atollons, enuironné d’un grand banc de pierre tout autour, n’y ayant point d’artifice humain.” The accompanying sketch of Whitsunday island, in the South Pacific, taken from Captain Beechey’s admirable “Voyage,” although excellent of its kind, gives but a faint idea of the singular aspect of one of these lagoon-islands.
Whitsunday Island is described by Wallis as “about four miles long, and three wide,” now it is only one mile and a half long.
Quotes with WHITSUNDAY (2)
When you consider the superstitions and the imaginings of the old Cornish country-folk up to my grandmother's day, how their lives were swaddled in them from the cradle to the grave, their daily actions in large part determined by them - so many things you would not think of doing, like starting a journey on a Friday, or looking at the moon through a pane of glass, or failing to wear something new on Whitsunday - their minds haunted by ghosts and fears, you have a fair idea o…
Stars flicker above, points of bright ice in a dark river. I pull a heavy sheepskin around my legs and stretch my feet toward the fire. Despite the cold, Liam plays his flute, the sound whistling through the night. Soon my eyes are heavy, my head nodding. I open my eyes at the deep melodious baritone of Salvius’s voice telling a tale. Liam’s flute is silent now. I have heard Salvius tell many tales on market days; he is known for his memory of wandering minstrels and mummers …
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1952).