Whitsunday

[ hwit-suhn-dey, -dee, wit-; hwit-suhn-dey, wit- ]

/ ˈʰwɪtˈsʌn deɪ, -di, ˈwɪt-; ˈʰwɪt sənˌdeɪ, ˈwɪt- /

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

Words nearby Whitsunday

Whitmonday, Whitney, Whitney, Eli, whitrack, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitsuntide, Whittaker, whitter, Whittier, Whittington

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Example sentences from the Web for Whitsunday

I must, therefore, fairly warn you to remove from my house at Whitsunday.
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)|John Hill Burton
The tower was nearly four years in building, and was dedicated on Whitsunday 1868.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester|Thomas Perkins
And yet, since Whitsunday is but a few days away, that should be no hard matter.
In the Court of King Arthur|Samuel Lowe
It was the feast of Whitsunday, which probably brought a greater throng than usual abroad.
Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1|Nathaniel Hawthorne

Cape Gloucester was reached in about three hours after we had issued from the Whitsunday Passage.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

British Dictionary definitions for Whitsunday (1 of 2)

Whit Sunday

noun

the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after EasterAlso called: Pentecost

Word Origin for Whit Sunday

Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism

British Dictionary definitions for Whitsunday (2 of 2)

Whitsunday

/ (ˌhwɪtˈsʌndɪ, ˌwɪt-) /

noun

(in Scotland) May 15, one of the four quarter days

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单词	whitsunday
释义	Whitsunday [ hwit-suhn-dey, -dee, wit-; hwit-suhn-dey, wit- ] / ˈʰwɪtˈsʌn deɪ, -di, ˈwɪt-; ˈʰwɪt sənˌdeɪ, ˈwɪt- / 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 Words nearby Whitsunday Whitmonday, Whitney, Whitney, Eli, whitrack, Whitsun, Whitsunday, Whitsuntide, Whittaker, whitter, Whittier, Whittington Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Whitsunday I must, therefore, fairly warn you to remove from my house at Whitsunday. Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2)\|John Hill Burton The tower was nearly four years in building, and was dedicated on Whitsunday 1868. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Manchester\|Thomas Perkins And yet, since Whitsunday is but a few days away, that should be no hard matter. In the Court of King Arthur\|Samuel Lowe It was the feast of Whitsunday, which probably brought a greater throng than usual abroad. Passages From the French and Italian Notebooks, Volume 1\|Nathaniel Hawthorne Cape Gloucester was reached in about three hours after we had issued from the Whitsunday Passage. The Last Voyage\|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey British Dictionary definitions for Whitsunday (1 of 2) Whit Sunday noun the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after EasterAlso called: Pentecost Word Origin for Whit Sunday Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism British Dictionary definitions for Whitsunday (2 of 2) Whitsunday / (ˌhwɪtˈsʌndɪ, ˌwɪt-) / noun (in Scotland) May 15, one of the four quarter days 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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