Whit·sun·day /-ˈsʌndi, sənˌde/
 降靈節


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