Whitsunday

Whitsunday Definition

Whit·sunday (hwit′sun′dā, wit′-; --dē; --sən dā′)

noun

Pentecost (sense )

Etymology: ME whitsondei < OE Hwita Sunnandæg, lit., white Sunday: prob. from the white garments of candidates for baptism

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