Whit Sunday

noun

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 calledPentecost

Old English hwīta sunnandæg white Sunday, probably named after the ancient custom of wearing white robes at or after baptism

One of the last of his public acts was the coming there on Whit-Sunday, a fortnight before his fatal wound.

I begin at Whit-Sunday to build a house, drive lime, etc., and Heaven be my help!

On Whit-Sunday some of the young folks rise early to see the sun dance on the water and wash their faces in the dew.

I begin at Whit-Sunday to build a house, drive lime, &c.; and heaven be my help!

For this reason, I am at present attending these instructions, to have them completed before Whit-sunday.

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