Whit·sun

Whit·sun
/ˈwıtsən/ noun [noncount]
Brit : the Christian holiday Pentecost and the days near it

the Whitsun holiday


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  • Whit|sun — «HWIHT suhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of, having to do with, or occurring at Whitsunday or Whitsuntide. –n. = Whitsuntide. (Cf. ↑Whitsuntide) ╂[Middle English whitsone, misdivision of whitsondei Whitsunday, Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg; see etym.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Whit|sun|day — «HWIHT SUHN dee, day; HWIHT suhn day», noun, or Whitsun Day, the seventh Sunday after Easter; Pentecost. ╂[Old English Hwīta Sunnandæg < hwīt white + Sunnandæg Sunday (probably because of the custom of wearing white baptismal robes on this… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Whit|sun|tide — «HWIHT suhn TYD», noun, or Whitsun Tide, the week beginning with Whitsunday, especially the first three days …   Useful english dictionary

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  • sun — an·ti·sun; bo·sun; coun·ter·sun; du·sun; sun; sun·a·pee; sun·bathe; sun·berry; sun·bow; sun·dae; sun·da·ri; sun·day·fied; sun·day·ish; sun·day·ism; sun·days; sun·der; sun·der·land; sun·down; sun·down·er; sun·dri; sun·dries; sun·dries·man;… …   English syllables

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  • whitsun — whit·sun …   English syllables

  • Whitsun — Whit|sun [ˈwıtsən] n [U and C] BrE 1.) also .Whit Sunday the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the ↑Holy Spirit coming down from heaven = ↑pentecost 2.) also Whit|sun|tide [ˈwıtsəntaıd] the period around Whitsun …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Whitsun — Whit|sun [ wıtsn, hwıtsn ] or Whit|sun|tide [ wıtsn,taıd, hwıtsn,taıd ] noun uncount PENTECOST …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • whitsunday — whit·sun·day …   English syllables

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