Whitsunday
[hwit-suhn-dey, -dee, wit-; hwit-suh n-dey, wit-]
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noun
the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
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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Such were the doings on that Whitsunday in Wexford (27th May).
William Pitt and the Great WarJohn Holland Rose
Sunday, which was Whitsunday, found us quite amazed at our performance.
Adventures of a Young NaturalistLucien Biart
Becket was ordained priest and consecrated on Whitsunday, 1162.
Life of Thomas BecketHenry Hart Milman
Gie him a cuff at Martinmas, and his cheek will be tingling at Whitsunday.
The Fair Maid of PerthSir Walter Scott
That is the spirit we pray for and can expect to receive on Whitsunday.
Nine O'Clock TalksFrederic B. Kellogg
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