SAINT SWITHIN'S DAY

Meaning of SAINT SWITHIN'S DAY in English

Saint Swith ‧ in's Day /s ə nt ˈswɪðənz deɪ $ seɪnt-/ BrE AmE

July 15th. According to a British old tradition, if it rains on Saint Swithin's Day it will rain for the next 40 days.

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SAINT SWITHIN'S DAY — (July 15), one of the several days from which, in folklore, the weather for a subsequent period is dictated. In …
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DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
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SAINT — (v. i.) To act or live as a saint.
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SAINT — (v. t.) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of the pope; …
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SAINT — ( v. t. ) To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical act, as of …
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SAINT — ( v. i. ) To act or live as a saint.
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SWITHIN — /swidh"in, swith"-/ , n. Saint , died A.D. 862, English ecclesiastic: bishop of Winchester 852?-862. Also, Swithun .
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SAINT — — saintless , adj. /saynt/ , n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as …
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DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
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SAINT — v. recognize as a saint; canonize, add to the list of saints officially recognized by the Christian Church
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SAINT — I. ˈsānt, before a name (ˌ)sānt or sənt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French seint, saint, from Late Latin sanctus, …
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SAINT — noun one canonized by the church. 2. saint ·vi to act or live as a saint. 3. saint ·noun one …
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SAINT — [saint] n [ME, fr. OF, fr. LL sanctus, fr. L, sacred, fr. pp. of sancire to make sacred--more at sacred] …
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SAINT — a person believed to be connected in a special manner with what is viewed as sacred reality, such as God, …
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SWITHIN — Swithin, Swithun BrE AmE ˈswɪð ə n ˈswɪθ-, -ɪn ▷ Swithin|'s z
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SAINT — saint, Saint strong form BrE AmE seɪnt , weak form s ə n t —but in French names sæ̃ —French …
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SAINT — / seɪnt; NAmE ; or, in British use before names, snt/ noun 1. ( abbr. S , St ) a …
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DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
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SWITHIN — Swith·in, Saint BrE AmE , Swithun /ˈswɪðən, ˈswɪðɪn/ ⇨ ↑ Saint Swithin's Day
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SAINT — saint /seɪnt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Late Latin sanctus , from …
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DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
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SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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SAINT — n. & v. n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1 a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
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SAINT — n. & v. --n. (abbr. St or S; pl. Sts or SS) 1. a holy or (in some Churches) a …
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DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
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SAINT — The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. ( saints) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in …
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DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
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SAINT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patron saint ▪ St. Christopher, the patron saint of travellers saint's day the patience of …
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SAINT — abbreviation St [noun] [C] - (the title given to) a person who has received an official honour from the Christian, …
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DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
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