Whitsunday
[hwit-suhn-dey, -dee, wit-; hwit-suh n-dey, wit-]
- the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
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Origin of Whitsunday
before 1100; Middle English whitsonenday, Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg white Sunday; probably so called because the newly baptized wore white robes on that day
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Whit Sunday
- the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after EasterAlso called: Pentecost
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Word Origin
Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism
Whitsunday
- (in Scotland) May 15, one of the four quarter days
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Word Origin and History for whit sunday
Whitsunday
"Pentecost," late Old English Hwita Sunnandæg "white Sunday," possibly from the white baptismal robes worn by newly baptized Christians on this day.
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