Whitsun meaning

wĭt'sən, hwĭt'-
Of, relating to, or observed on Whitsunday or at Whitsuntide.
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Of or observed on Whitsunday or at Whitsuntide.
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Origin of whitsun

  • Middle English whitsone back-formation from whitsonday Whitsunday Whitsunday
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Whitsun Sentence Examples

  • In 1465 a second annual fair on the 1st of May was granted by Edward IV., which is still held on the Wednesday in Whitsun week.

  • The plan was taken up with enthusiasm, and on Whitsun Tuesday of 1841 the bishops of the United Kingdom met and issued a declaration which inaugurated the Colonial Bishoprics Council.

  • granted a fair at Whitsun to be held near the chapel of the Holy Ghost.

  • granted a yearly fair extending from the eve of Whitsun to the Monday after Trinity and a weekly market on Wednesday, but some time before 1787 the market day was changed to Tuesday.

  • Advent; the days between Septuagesima and Maundy Thursday; vigils that fall on fast days, and Ember days, except the vigil before Whitsunday (red) and the Ember days in Whitsun week (red).

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