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Alb SundayAlb Sunday Alb Sunday (Eccl.)
The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly Albless
Sunday, because in the early church those who had been
baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday
their white albs which had been put on after baptism. Albless SundayAlb Sunday Alb Sunday (Eccl.)
The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly Albless
Sunday, because in the early church those who had been
baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday
their white albs which had been put on after baptism. Carling SundayCarlings Car"lings, n. pl.
Same as Carl, 3.
Carling Sunday, a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In
some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See Carl, 4. cycle of the Sunday letter Cycle of indiction, a period of 15 years, employed in Roman
and ecclesiastical chronology, not founded on any
astronomical period, but having reference to certain
judicial acts which took place at stated epochs under the
Greek emperors.
Cycle of the moon, or Metonic cycle, a period of 19
years, after the lapse of which the new and full moon
returns to the same day of the year; -- so called from
Meton, who first proposed it.
Cycle of the sun, Solar cycle, a period of 28 years, at
the end of which time the days of the month return to the
same days of the week. The dominical or Sunday letter
follows the same order; hence the solar cycle is also
called the cycle of the Sunday letter. In the Gregorian
calendar the solar cycle is in general interrupted at the
end of the century. Hospital SundayHospital Hos"pi*tal, n. [OF. hospital, ospital, F. h[^o]pital,
LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late
Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia
apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a
landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]
1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.]
--Spenser.
2. A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are
received and treated; a public or private institution
founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of
persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or
dependent, and in which they are treated either at their
own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part;
a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded
of an army cared for.
Hospital ship, a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital.
Hospital Sunday, a Sunday set apart for simultaneous
contribution in churches to hospitals; as, the London
Hospital Sunday. Laetere Sunday
Laetere Sunday L[ae]*te"re Sun"day
The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word
L[ae]tare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the
introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.
Quadragesima SundayQuadragesima Quad`ra*ges"i*ma, n. [L., fr. quadragesimus the
fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four. See
Four.] (Eccl.)
The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.
Quadragesima Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent, about forty
days before Easter. Quinquagesima SundayQuinquagesima Quin`qua*ges"i*ma, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus
the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See
Five.]
Fiftieth.
Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day
before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning;
-- called also Shrove Sunday. Shrove SundayShrove Shrove,
imp. of Shrive.
Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday.
Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday,
and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.
Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for
the people to confess their sins to their parish
priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or
fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The
bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell,
and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc. Shrove SundayQuinquagesima Quin`qua*ges"i*ma, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus
the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See
Five.]
Fiftieth.
Quinquagesima Sunday, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day
before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning;
-- called also Shrove Sunday. Sundart
Sundart Sun"dart`, n.
Sunbeam. [R.] --Mrs. Hemans.
Sunday school School days, the period in which youth are sent to school.
School district, a division of a town or city for
establishing and conducting schools. [U.S.]
Sunday school, or Sabbath school, a school held on Sunday
for study of the Bible and for religious instruction; the
pupils, or the teachers and pupils, of such a school,
collectively. WhitsundayWhitsunday 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, 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. WhitsundayPentecost Pen"te*cost, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the
fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ?
five. See Five, and cf. Pingster.]
1. A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because
celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the
second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of
the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the Feast
of Weeks. At this festival an offering of the first
fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was
generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law
on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt.
2. A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in
commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the
apostles; which occurred on the day of Pentecost; --
called also Whitsunday. --Shak.
Meaning of Sunda from wikipedia
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Sunda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Sunda may
refer to:
Sunda,
Faroe Islands Sunda (asura), an
asura brother of
Upasunda Sunda (clan), a...
- The
Lesser Sunda Islands (Indonesian: Ke****uan
Sunda Kecil, Tetun: Illá
Sunda ki'ik sirá; Balinese:
Kapuloan Sunda cénik), now
known as Nusa Tenggara...
- The
Sunda Islands (Indonesian: Ke****uan
Sunda; Tetun: Illa
Sunda) are a
group of
islands in the
Malay Archipelago. They
consist of the
Greater Sunda Islands...
- The
Sunda Strait (Indonesian:
Selat Sunda) is the
strait between the
Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. It
connects the Java Sea with the Indian...
- characters. The
Sunda Kingdom (Sundanese: ᮊ(ka)ᮛ(ra)ᮏ(ja)ᮃ(a)ᮔ᮪(n) ᮞᮥ(su)ᮔ᮪(n)ᮓ(da), romanized: Karajaan
Sunda,
Indonesian pronunciation: [
sunˈda]) was a Sundanese...
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trench Plate tectonics Sunda Arc Sundadonty,
named after Sunda Sunda Islands Greater Sunda Islands Lesser Sunda Islands Sunda Shelf Sunda Trench Irwanto, Dhani...
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Sunda Plate is a
minor tectonic plate straddling the
Equator in the
Eastern Hemisphere on
which the
majority of
Southeast Asia is located. The
Sunda Plate...
- The
Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), also
known as the
Malayan or
Javan pangolin, is a
species of pangolin. It is a
member of the
Manidae family. Its...
- The
Sunda porcupine also
known as
Javan porcupine (Hystrix javanica) is a
species of
rodent in the
family Hystricidae. It is
endemic to Indonesia. Due...
- Geologically, the
Sunda Shelf /ˈsʊndə/ is a south-eastern
extension of the
continental shelf of
Mainland Southeast Asia.
Major landm****es on the shelf...