whitsunday
Noun
Meaning
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.
See the Note under Term, n., 12.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
pentecost
pentecostal
Shavuot
whitsun
Feast of Weeks
White Sunday
Pentecost Monday
Whit Sunday
Pentecost Sunday
pentecost vigil
pentecostal sunday
day of firstfruits
festival of harvest
pentecostal celebration
pentecostal feast
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