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Meaning of "Whit Sunday" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WHIT SUNDAY

Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WHIT SUNDAY

Whit Sunday play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WHIT SUNDAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Whit Sunday is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WHIT SUNDAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Whit Sunday

Whitsun

Whitsun is the name used in the UK and Ireland for the Christian festival of Pentecost, the seventh Sunday after Easter, which commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Christ's disciples. In England it took on some characteristics of Beltane, which originated from the pagan celebration of Summer's Day, the beginning of the summer half-year, in Europe. Whitsuntide, the week following Whitsunday, was one of three vacation weeks for the medieval villein; on most manors he was free from service on the lord's demesne this week, which marked a pause in the agricultural year. Whit Monday, the day after Whitsun, remained a holiday in the UK until 1971 when the movable holiday was replaced with the fixed Spring Bank Holiday in late May. Whit was the occasion for varied forms of celebration. In the North West of England, church and chapel parades called Whit Walks still take place at this time. Typically, the parades include brass bands and choirs; girls attending are dressed in white. Traditionally, Whit fairs took place. Other customs such as morris dancing are associated with Whit, although in many cases they have been transferred to the Spring Bank Holiday.

Definition of Whit Sunday in the English dictionary

The definition of Whit Sunday in the dictionary is the seventh Sunday after Easter, observed as a feast in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles 50 days after Easter Also called: Pentecost.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WHIT SUNDAY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE WHIT SUNDAY

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 Monday
Whitsunday

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Whit Sunday» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WHIT SUNDAY

Find out the translation of Whit Sunday to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Whit Sunday 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 Sunday» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

圣灵降临节
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Domingo de Pentecostés
570 millions of speakers

English

Whit Sunday
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कण रविवार
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الأحد Whit
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пятидесятница
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

domingo de Pentecostes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শুভ রবিবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pentecôte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Whit Sunday
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pfingstsonntag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖霊降臨祭日曜日
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

성령 강림절 일요일
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Whit Sunday
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

whit Chủ Nhật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हाईट रविवार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pazar günleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Domenica di Pentecoste
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Zielone Świątki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

П´ятидесятниця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Duminica Rusaliilor
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Κυριακή της Πεντηκοστής
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Pinksterdag
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Pingstdagen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

pinsedag
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Whit Sunday

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIT SUNDAY»

The term «Whit Sunday» is normally little used and occupies the 128.062 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WHIT SUNDAY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Whit Sunday» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Whit Sunday» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WHIT SUNDAY»

Discover the use of Whit Sunday in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Whit Sunday and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Stories From the Italian Poets: With Lives of the Writers ...
On. a. Whit-sunday. morn. in. the. month. of. May. The sun looked over the highest hills, And down in the vales looked he; And sprang up blithe all things of life, And put forth their energy; The flowers creeped out their tender cups, And offered ...
Leigh Hunt
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Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Royal Commission on ...
In the 8th section of the Act of Uniformity it required the churchwardens to get the Prayer Book against Whit-Sunday, was it not ?—Yes. 8644. Under what authority did the churchwardens buy the book ; was it not under the authority of this Act of ...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on Ecclesiastical Discipline, 1906
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The Trial of Thomas Williams, Esq. of Brybras Castle, ...
Q. Now, how are you able to fix the day, Mr. Williams 't A. He met me on the road, as I was coming; from my church; and being the Sunday before Whit-Sunday, I perfectly well remember it, because Mr. Panton was taken dangerously ill on ...
Thomas Williams (of Brynbras Castle.), Ellen Evans (servant.), Ann Williams (servant.), 1838
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The Devil's Pulpit
But to crown all ! this day which the church appoints to be kept holy, to the peculiar honour of this wonderful good friend of ours, has got the name of Whit- Sunday, that is to say, I suppose, Witty Sunday. Becanse the Holy Ghost is the giver of all ...
Robert Taylor, 1996
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The astronomico-theological discourses; or, Lectures ...
But to crown all ! this day, which the church appoints to be kept holy to the peculiar honour of this wonderful good friend of ours, has got the name of Whit- Sunday, that is to say, I suppose, Witty Sunday. Because the Holy Ghost is the giver of all ...
Robert Taylor, 1831
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Extracts from a Liturgy
The fourteenth Sunday after Whit-Sunday. Almighty and merciful God, of whose only, gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service ; Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we ...
Episcopal Church, 1793
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Red Letter Days: The Christian Year in Story for Primary ...
Whit Sunday (Pentecost) 83 'What are you doing?' asked one of the strangers. ' Why are you all standing there looking up at the sky? Don't you know that Jesus is in Heaven now?' And the strangers disappeared. The disciples went back to ...
Jeanne L. Jackson, 1995
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The Treble Almanack ...: Containing: I. John Watson ...
Whit- Sunday and Christmas at 7, and 12. Christ Church Cathedral, is at prefent fhut up.undergoing repairs. St. George's, 8, mnrning,i2,noon, Wm. Smith, Clarc-ß. 45. APOTHECARIES." »I. CURRIERS. John Kennedy, Cafel-ßrett fWm. R. Box ...
‎1832
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Gospel Advocate
A. The first Sunday after Whit-Sunday, sacred to the ever blessed Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost." The " why and wherefore" of this would come on the same day of the week ? Every American knows that we never can have the 4th of July ...
‎1825
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Central Criminal Court. Minutes of Evidence
about a quarter of a mile from Plasgwyn, but across the fields, about half-a- aiile along — he used to .send his horses to Rhuulas always when he came fr,om Plasgwyn — I recollect the Sunday before Whit-Sunday last year — it was the 7th of ...
Great Britain. Central Criminal Court, Henry Buckler, 1837

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