Whit Sunday
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Whit Sunday
Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism
Example Sentences
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I have in my hand a small red poppy which I gathered on Whit Sunday on the palace of the C�sars.
From Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers by Ruskin, John
If it is Whit Sunday, why do we say Easter Day, and not Easter Sunday?
From Notes and Queries, Number 39, July 27, 1850 by Various
On Whit Sunday, May 23, at Ramillies the allies encountered the enemy under the command of Marshal Villeroi and the Elector of Bavaria.
From History of Holland by Edmundson, George
"If the sun shines on Easter-day, it shines on Whit Sunday likewise."
From Notes and Queries, Number 190, June 18, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
A Sermon prepared to be preached on Whit Sunday, A.D.
From Notes and Queries, Number 181, April 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
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