STIR-UP SUNDAY

Meaning of STIR-UP SUNDAY in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun

Usage: usually capitalized both Ss

Etymology: so called from the first words of the Anglican collect for the day, “Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people”

Britain : the Sunday next before Advent

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

STIR UP SUNDAY — разг. воскресенье перед рождественским постом (Advent) по начальным словам коллекта (collect), кот. читают в это воскресенье
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
STIR UP SUNDAY — разг. воскресенье перед рождественским постом [Advent] по начальным словам коллекта [collect], кот. читают в это воскресенье
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
SUNDAY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Bloody Sunday Palm Sunday Passion Sunday Sunday Billy William Ashley Sunday
Английский словарь Британика
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUNDAY — I. ˈsəndē, -di also -n(ˌ)dā noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English sunnenday, sonnenday, sonday, sunday, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STIR — I. R ˈstər, + vowel -tər.; - R -tə̄, + suffixal vowel -tər. also -tə̄r, + vowel in a following …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUNDAY — — Sundaylike , adj. /sun"day, -dee/ , n. 1. the first day of the week, observed as the Sabbath by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STIR — stir 1 — stirrable , adj. — stirless , adj. — stirlessly , adv. /sterr/ , v. , stirred, stirring …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUNDAY — v. spend Sunday (e.g.: "We sundayed playing golf")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SUNDAY — adj. of or pertaining to Sunday; taking place mainly on Sunday; used maily on Sunday or on holidays (e.g.: "These …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STIR — I. ˈstər verb ( stirred ; stir·ring ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English styrian; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUNDAY — I. ˈsən-(ˌ)dā, -dē noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sunnandæg (akin to Old High German sunnūntag ), from sunne …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
SUNDAY — adj belonging to the christian sabbath. 2. sunday ·noun the first day of the week, consecrated among christians to …
Webster English vocab
STIR — vi to rise, or be up, in the morning. 2. stir ·noun agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions. 3. stir ·vi …
Webster English vocab
STIR — [stir] vb stirred ; stir.ring [ME, fr. OE styrian; akin to OHG storen to scatter] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUNDAY — [Sun.day] n [ME, fr. OE sunnandaeg (akin to OHG sunnuntag), fr. sunne sun + daeg day] (bef. 12c): the first …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUNDAY — first day of the week; in Christianity, the Lord's Day, the weekly memorial of Jesus Christ's Resurrection from the dead. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SUNDAY — Sunday BrE AmE ˈsʌn deɪ ˈsʌnd i —see note at -day ▷ Sunday|s z ▶ ˌ Sunday ˈ best BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUNDAY — / ˈsʌndeɪ; NAmE ; -di/ noun ( abbr. Sun. ) 1. [ C , U ] the day of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — / stɜː(r); NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -rr- ) MIX 1. [ vn ] stir sth (into …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUNDAY — Sun ‧ day /ˈsʌndi, -deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sunnandæg ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STIR — I. stir 1 S3 W3 /stɜː $ stɜːr/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stirred , present …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUNDAY — n. & adv. --n. 1 the first day of the week, a Christian holiday and day of worship. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STIR — v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — v. & n. v. (stirred, stirring) 1 tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a liquid …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUNDAY — n. & adv. n. 1 the first day of the week, a Christian holiday and day of worship. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STIR — 1. v. & n. --v. (stirred, stirring) 1. tr. move a spoon or other implement round and round in (a …
Oxford English vocab
SUNDAY — n. & adv. --n. 1. the first day of the week, a Christian holiday and day of worship. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUNDAY — ( Sundays) Sunday is the day after Saturday and before Monday. I thought we might go for a drive on …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STIR — ( stirs, stirring, stirred) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SUNDAY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a daily/weekly/Sunday newspaper (= one that is published every day/week/Sunday ) ▪ Do you get …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIR — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a breeze stirs/ruffles sth ▪ A light breeze stirred the waters of the bay. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STIR — (MOVE) [verb] -rr- - to (cause to) move slightlyA light breeze stirred the leaves lying on the path. [T]The air …
Cambridge English vocab
SUNDAY — abbreviation Sun [noun] - the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, when most people in Western countries …
Cambridge English vocab
SUNDAY — n. Bloody Sunday Palm Sunday Passion Sunday Sunday Billy William Ashley Sunday
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — Synonyms and related words : action, activate, activeness, activism, activity, actuate, actuation, ado, advance, affect, agitate, agitation, amalgamate, animate, annoy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — I. stir verb 1. to cause to shift from quiescence or torpor into activity a teacher who stirred the minds …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — I. noun 1 action of stirring ADJECTIVE ▪ good ( esp. BrE ) VERB + STIR ▪ give sth ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
STIR — n. 25B6; verb stir the mixture well : MIX, blend, agitate; beat, whip, whisk, fold in; N. Amer. muddle. Travis …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
STIR — v. 1 Often, stir up. agitate, shake (up), mix (up), scramble, amalgamate, mingle, commingle, intermingle, merge, blend, fold (in), churn …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUNDAY — сущ. воскресенье on Sunday ≈ в воскресенье Sunday best ≈ лучший костюм или платье; праздничное платье to look two ways …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUNDAY — сущ. воскресенье on Sunday ≈ в воскресенье Sunday best ≈ лучший костюм или платье; праздничное платье to look two ways …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STIR — I 1. сущ. 1) шевеление; движение Syn : activity 2) размешивание, помешивание to give one's tee a stir ≈ размешать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUNDAY — 1. ʹsʌndı n воскресенье on Sunday - в воскресенье Sunday dinner - воскресный обед Sunday saint - ханжа Sunday laws …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STIR — stir.ogg _I 1. stɜ: n 1. шевеление, движение a stir of warm wind - дуновение тёплого ветерка no stir in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUNDAY — Sunday сущ.1) воскресенье on Sunday — в воскресенье Sunday best — разг. праздничное платье; шутл. лучшее платье, лучший костюм Sunday's …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SUNDAY — 1. ʹsʌndı n воскресенье on Sunday - в воскресенье Sunday dinner - воскресный обед Sunday saint - ханжа Sunday laws …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
STIR — _I 1. stɜ: n 1. шевеление, движение a stir of warm wind - дуновение тёплого ветерка no stir in the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SUNDAY — сущ. 1) воскресенье on Sunday — в воскресенье Sunday best — разг. праздничное платье; шутл. лучшее платье, лучший костюм Sunday …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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