Definitions for: Whitsunday

[n] seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

Webster (1913) Definition: Whit"sun*day, n. [White + Sunday.]
1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after
Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the
descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost;
Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the
primitive church, those who had been newly baptized
appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white
garments.

2. (Scots Law) See the Note under Term, n., 12.

Synonyms: Pentecost

See Also: quarter day, Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whitweek

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