whit-sunday
1Whit Sunday — ► NOUN ▪ the seventh Sunday after Easter, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts, chapter 2). ORIGIN Old English, «white Sunday», probably with reference to the white robes worn by the newly baptized… …
2Whit Sunday — noun Whitsunday • • • Main Entry: ↑Whit …
3Whit Sunday — N UNCOUNT Whit Sunday is the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the sending of the Holy Spirit to the first followers of Christ. Syn: Pentecost …
4Whit Sunday — /wɪt ˈsʌndeɪ/ (say wit sunday) noun the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a Christian festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost. {Middle English whytsonenday, Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg,… …
5Whit Sunday — noun the seventh Sunday after Easter, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2). Origin OE Hwīta Sunnandg, lit. white Sunday , prob. with ref. to the white robes of those newly baptized at Pentecost …
6Whit Sunday — The seventh Sunday after Easter …
7Whit Sunday — ➡ quarter days * * * …
8Whit Sunday — noun Whitsunday …
9whit-sunday — n. See whitsuntide …
10Whit Sunday — See Whitsun …
