单词 | Whit Sunday |
释义 | Whit Sunday/wɪt ˈsʌndeɪ /(US Whitsunday) noun The seventh Sunday after Easter, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2). Also called Pentecost.These days, the equivalent dates in Scotland are Martinmas, Candlemas, Whitsunday and Lammas....
OriginLate Old English Hwīta Sunnandǣg, literally 'white Sunday', probably with reference to the white robes of those newly baptized at Pentecost. |
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