Uk English Meaning of whitsunday

Whit Sunday

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Definitions and Meaning of whitsunday in English

Wordnet

whitsunday (n)

seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

Webster

whitsunday (n.)

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.

See the Note under Term, n., 12.

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Whit Sunday

seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in ScotlandThe seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, a

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whitsun tuesday => Whit Tuesday, whitsun monday => Whit Monday, whitsun => Whitsun, whitster => whitster, whitsour => Whitsour,