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Whitsunday

Whitsunday Meaning & Definition
Whitsunday Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Whitsunday?

[n] seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

Synonyms | Synonyms for Whitsunday: Pentecost

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See Also | quarter day | Whitsun | Whitsuntide | Whitweek

Whitsunday In Webster's Dictionary

\Whit"sun*day\, n. [White + Sunday.] 1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments. 2. (Scots Law) See the Note under {Term}, n., 12.

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