Whitsun

[ hwit-suhn, wit- ]

/ ˈʰwɪt sən, ˈwɪt- /

adjective

of or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.

noun

Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.

Origin of Whitsun

1250–1300; Middle English Whitsone(n), shortening of whitsonenday (by analysis as whitsonen-day); see Whitsunday

Words nearby Whitsun

Whitman, Walt, Whitmonday, Whitney, Whitney, Eli, whitrack, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitsuntide, Whittaker, whitter, Whittier

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Example sentences from the Web for Whitsun

Some two years later, during the Whitsun holiday, I had taken one of my daughters to the cinema and arrived home about 10.30pm.
Alan Turing’s Brother: He Should Be Alive Today|John Ferrier Turing|June 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded.
Doctor Cupid|Rhoda Broughton
Then, my beloved little brother, are you not aware that to-day is red Whitsun Day?
A Hungarian Nabob|Maurus Jkai
And many of them have no idea why it is Martinmas, and not Midsummer or Whitsun, that is always on the tips of their tongues.
The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories|Arnold Bennett

Well, Martin, it will be all up with your Whitsun Kingship immediately.
A Hungarian Nabob|Maurus Jkai
A moment ago I sat here and played in the shadow of the trees, and it was Whitsun Eve, and it was spring, and all was peace.
Master Olof|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for Whitsun

Whitsun

/ (ˈwɪtsən) /

noun

short for Whitsuntide

adjective

of or relating to Whit Sunday or Whitsuntide

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单词	whitsun
释义	Whitsun [ hwit-suhn, wit- ] / ˈʰwɪt sən, ˈwɪt- / adjective of or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide. noun Whitsunday or Whitsuntide. Origin of Whitsun 1250–1300; Middle English Whitsone(n), shortening of whitsonenday (by analysis as whitsonen-day); see Whitsunday Words nearby Whitsun Whitman, Walt, Whitmonday, Whitney, Whitney, Eli, whitrack, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitsuntide, Whittaker, whitter, Whittier Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Whitsun Some two years later, during the Whitsun holiday, I had taken one of my daughters to the cinema and arrived home about 10.30pm. Alan Turing’s Brother: He Should Be Alive Today\|John Ferrier Turing\|June 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The Whitsun garlands that had so gaily wound about the pillars of Roupell Church have long ago been taken down, dead and faded. Doctor Cupid\|Rhoda Broughton Then, my beloved little brother, are you not aware that to-day is red Whitsun Day? A Hungarian Nabob\|Maurus Jkai And many of them have no idea why it is Martinmas, and not Midsummer or Whitsun, that is always on the tips of their tongues. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories\|Arnold Bennett Well, Martin, it will be all up with your Whitsun Kingship immediately. A Hungarian Nabob\|Maurus Jkai A moment ago I sat here and played in the shadow of the trees, and it was Whitsun Eve, and it was spring, and all was peace. Master Olof\|August Strindberg British Dictionary definitions for Whitsun Whitsun / (ˈwɪtsən) / noun short for Whitsuntide adjective of or relating to Whit Sunday or Whitsuntide Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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