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Whitsunday

whit·sun·day

UK/wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/ US/ʍ-/ uncommon

noun

1.

seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English Whitsonday, from whit (“white”) + Sonday (“Sunday”), from Old English hwīt sunnandæg, probably from the white clothes worn by newly baptized Christians as Pentecost was a traditional date of baptism in early medieval England. Doublet of White Sunday.

Phrases

  • White Sunday
  • Whitsunday Islands

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