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Meaning of "Whit Monday" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIT MONDAY

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Whit Monday is a noun.
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WHAT DOES WHIT MONDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whit Monday

Whit Monday

Whit Monday or Pentecost Monday is the holiday celebrated the day after Pentecost, a movable feast in the Christian calendar. It is movable because it is determined by the date of Easter. Whit Monday gets its English name for following "Whitsun", the day that became one of the three baptismal seasons. The origin of the name "Whit Sunday" is generally attributed to the white garments formerly worn by those newly baptized on this feast.

Definition of Whit Monday in the English dictionary

The definition of Whit Monday in the dictionary is the Monday following Whit Sunday.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIT MONDAY

Whit Sunday
Whit Week
Whitaker
Whitbread
Whitby
white
white admiral
white alkali
white ant
white area
White Australia policy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIT MONDAY

Advent Sunday
benday
Easter Monday
Easter Sunday
Laetare Sunday
Low Sunday
Monday
Mothering Sunday
noonday
Palm Sunday
Passion Sunday
Plough Monday
Quadragesima Sunday
Quinquagesima Sunday
Remembrance Sunday
Rogation Sunday
Sunday
Trinity Sunday
Whit Sunday
Whitsunday

Synonyms and antonyms of Whit Monday in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Whit Monday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIT MONDAY

Find out the translation of Whit Monday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Whit Monday from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Whit Monday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣灵降临节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Lunes de Pentecostés
570 millions of speakers

English

Whit Monday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कण सोमवार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عيد العنصرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Духов день
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Whit segunda-feira
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কণা সোমবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lundi de Pentecôte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whit Monday
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfingstmontag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖霊降臨祭の月曜日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성령 강림절 월요일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whit Monday
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

whit thứ hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திங்கள் கிழமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाईट सोमवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pazartesi günü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lunedi di Pentecoste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zielone Świątki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

духів день
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lunea Rusaliilor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Δευτέρα της Πεντηκοστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pinkstermaandag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Annandag pingst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pinsedag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Whit Monday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIT MONDAY»

The term «Whit Monday» is regularly used and occupies the 91.515 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIT MONDAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Whit Monday

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIT MONDAY»

Discover the use of Whit Monday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Whit Monday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Papers by command
105 Id. Whit- Monday, 1 June. 1 -->66d. Whit- Monday, 1 •tunc. 2-290d. Whit- Monday, 1 June. 1 557d. Whit- Monday, 1 June. □Slid. Whit- Monday, 1 June. 1/ 443(1. Whit- Monday, 1 June. l-251d. Whit- Monday, 23 May, 1 021d. Whit- Monday ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1906
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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk: With ...
Beccles, Whit Monday, July 11, Session, Octo- Horringer, September 4. her 2. Home, December 1. Bergholt, last Wednesday in July. Hundon, 11on Thursday. Bildeston, Ash Wednesday and Holy Thursday. Ipswich, first Tuesday in May, May ...
Alfred Inigo Suckling, 1846
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The history and antiquities of the county of Suffolk. [With] ...
Beccles, Whit Monday, July 11, Sessions, October 2. Bergholt, last Wednesday in July. Bildeston, Ash Wednesday and Holy Thursday. Blythborough, April 5. Botesdale, Holy Thursday. Boxford, Easter Monday. Boxted, Whit Tuesday. Brandon ...
Alfred Inigo Suckling, 1846
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The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk
Beccles, Whit Monday, July 11, Sessions, Octobers. Bergholt, last Wednesday in July. Bildeston, Ash Wednesday and Holy Thursday. Blythborough, April 5. Botesdale, Holy Thursday. Boxford, Easter Monday. Boxted, Whit Tuesday. Brandon ...
Alfred Suckling, 1846
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Railway Times
WHIT MONDAY. HERTFORD, 2s. 6J.— From Liver]>ool Street at. 9 29, 10.5 a.m.. and 12.50 p m. : aid from St. Pancras and Kentish Town at 9.15 and 10 18 a.m. CAMBRIDGE. 4s. :!d., ELY, 5s. 6d — From Liverpool Street at 8.13 and 11 5 a m.;  ...
‎1905
6
Vox Stellarum, Or, A Loyal Almanack for the Year of Human ...
8 Chorley, March 26, May 5, Aug. 20 1PouIton, Feb. 2, Palm Eve, May 3 Lancaster, May 1, July 5, Oct. 10 Liverpool, July 25, Nov. 11 Manchester, Whit Monday, Sept. 21, Oct. 1, Nov. 6 Middleton, Thursday r.fter March 11, Thursday after April 15 ...
Francis Moore, Tycho Wing, Henry Andrews, 1831
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English topography: or, A series of historical and ...
Whit Monday, pedlary. August 12, horses and toys. Whit Monday, petty chapmen. Nov. 8, cattle and toys. Fehruary 3, May 8, Nov. 13. Thursday and Friday hefore Old Midsummer, Thursday and Friday hefore New Michaelmas, cattle, sheep, ...
Joseph Nightingale, 1816
8
Central Criminal Court. Minutes of Evidence
trial began — it was very soon after Whit-Monday — I knew, from my owa recollection, that Mrs. Williams was at Plasgwyn — I did hear Thomas Owen ssy so — I happened to hear him say so — he happened to mention it — I asked him, and he ...
Great Britain. Central Criminal Court, Henry Buckler, 1837
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The Sporting Almanac
Suffolk, Whit-Monday, June 29, Oct. 2. Be ckley, Aimar, Eaater Thursday, Dec. 26. Bcdale, York.. Easter-Tuesday, Whit Tuesday, Jnne 6, 7, July a, 6, Oct. 11 6t 12, Monday week before Chrinmai Day. B'ddgelert, Carnaevon., Aug. 18, Sep. 23.
‎1839
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The Trial of Thomas Williams, Esq. of Brybras Castle, ...
Q. I mean on Whit-Monday? A. On the Monday ? Q. On the Whit-Monday ? A. On the Whit-Monday. Q. What did he do ; did he go up with the phaeton ? Interpreter. — Yes ; he said he went up. Mr. Baron Parke.— Did he drive up to the door ?
Thomas Williams (of Brynbras Castle.), Ellen Evans (servant.), Ann Williams (servant.), 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WHIT MONDAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Whit Monday is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIDEO: Thousands gather for Chesterfield Whit Walks
Thousands gathered in celebration of Whit Monday in Chesterfield at the end of ... The Whit Walkers came from more than 30 different churches and were led ... «Derbyshire Times, May 15»
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Today is Whit Monday
Photo: Páll Kjartansson. Today is Whit Monday in the Western Christian calendar, and is celebrated as a national holiday in many countries, including Iceland. «IcelandReview, May 15»
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Quartz Daily Brief—Asia Edition—Poland's next president, Nigeria …
Much of the world takes a break. In the US, it's Memorial Day weekend. In the UK, it's a bank holiday. In some other parts of Europe it is Whit Monday. And in ... «Quartz, May 15»
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Europe closes lower, Spanish, Greek stocks tumble
The London Stock Exchange and its German counterpart were both closed for the Whit Monday holiday, while markets in the U.S. were closed for Memorial Day. «CNBC, May 15»
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Summer holidays begin around the world
Whit Monday is both a Christian and civic holiday celebrated primarily throughout Europe, but also many regions around the world. It is celebrated the day after ... «CCTV-America, May 15»
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WATCH: Daredevils defy health and safety fears to chase CHEESE …
The annual Whit Monday cheese rolling competition, which first started more than 200 years ago, attracted daredevils running down Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, ... «Express.co.uk, May 15»
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Tongue Tied
The U.K. celebrated Pentecost with a public holiday called Whit Monday until 1971, which was replaced by an entirely secular “spring bank holiday” at the end of ... «Foreign Policy, May 15»
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CORRECTED-GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares edge down on US …
European centres such as Germany will be observing the Whit Monday holiday. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down about 0.1 ... «Reuters, May 15»
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Pre-Market: Stocks to watch in trade on Monday
The markets are likely to have a flat start on Monday in line with the muted ... European centres such as Germany will be observing the Whit Monday holiday. «Business Standard, May 15»
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European shares steady near 3-week high, focus on central bankers
UK and U.S. markets are shut on Monday for the Spring Bank Holiday and ... European centres such as Germany will be observing the Whit Monday holiday. «Reuters UK, May 15»

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