Whit Sunday

British  

noun

1. Also called: Pentecost.  the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after Easter

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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

Lately, on the night before Whit Sunday, I dreamed that I was standing before a mirror, occupying myself with my new summer suit, which my parents had had made against the approaching festival.

From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various

This being Whit Sunday, the interior of the church was prettily decorated.

From The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam' by Pritchett, R. T. (Robert Taylor)

On the day before Whit Sunday they reached Montserrat, where they seized two small ships, but one, proving to be the property of Royalists, was released.

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva

"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

On the 22nd of May, 337—it was Whit Sunday, the appropriate festival of the newly baptised—about noon, the great Emperor breathed his last.

From Sermons by Lightfoot, J. B.