Whitsuntide

American  

[hwit-suhn-tahyd, wit-] / ˈʰwɪt sənˌtaɪd, ˈwɪt- /

noun

1. the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days of this week.

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Whitsuntide British  

/ ˈwɪtsənˌtaɪd /

noun

1. the week that begins with Whit Sunday, esp the first three days

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Etymology

Origin of Whitsuntide

First recorded in 1175–1225, Whitsuntide is from the Middle English word whitsone(n)tide. See Whitsun, tide ¹

Example Sentences

"I always had a new Whitsuntide bonnet and patent shoes and little white socks," she recalled in 2006.

From BBC

In the 1960s and '70s, a Ken Dodd Summer season in Blackpool would often begin at Whitsuntide and end at Christmas.

From BBC

According to Dolphin Morris Men, which researched the history of Gate to Southwell, it is a traditional Whitsuntide procession.

From BBC

At Whitsuntide, all the small girls would be bought new party or summer frocks.

From The Guardian

At Whitsuntide, however, when a red stole appeared, his face followed the liturgical sequence, and there was a painful scene in the churchyard on a hot morning in early June.

From Project Gutenberg