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| has gloss | (noun) Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek |
| has gloss | eng: Whitsun, also known as Pentecost in the Christian calendar, is the seventh Sunday after Easter. Whitsun commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples of Christ (Acts of the Apostles chapter 2). |
| lexicalization | eng: Whitsuntide |
| lexicalization | eng: Whitsun |
| lexicalization | eng: Whitweek |
| subclass of | (noun) a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season" season |
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| Mandarin Chinese | |
| lexicalization | cmn: Shèng shén jiàng lín zhou |
| lexicalization | cmn: 圣神降临周 |
| lexicalization | cmn: 聖神降臨週 |
| German | |
| lexicalization | deu: Pfingstsonntag |
| lexicalization | deu: Pfingsten |
| lexicalization | deu: Pfingstfest |
| Faroese | |
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| lexicalization | fao: hvítusunna |
| Icelandic | |
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| lexicalization | isl: hvítasunna |
| Italian | |
| lexicalization | ita: pentecoste |
| Norwegian | |
| has gloss | nor: Whitsun er et angelsaksisk begrep for den kristne høytiden som i dag kalles for Pentecost, den syvende søndagen etter påske, det vil si pinse. Dagen er til minne om at Den Hellige Ånd kom til apostlene og regnes som dagen da den kristne kirken ble født. |
| lexicalization | nor: Whitsun |
| Swedish | |
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| lexicalization | swe: pingst |
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