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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 Whit·sun·day /-ˈsʌndi, sənˌde/
 降靈節

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Whit·sun·day n.
 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, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.
 2. Scots Law See the Note under Term, n., 12.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 Whitsunday
      n : seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of
          the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in
          Scotland [syn: Pentecost]