Whitsunday en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /wɪtˈsʌndi/ (General-American)
- /wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈʍɪtsəndeɪ/ (obsolete)
- /ˈʍɪtsəndɪ/ (obsolete)
- /wɪtˈsʌndeɪ/ (General-American)
- /ʍ-/ (General-American)
- /ʍ-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Whitsonday, from whit (“white”) + Sonday (“Sunday”), from Old English hwīt sunnandæg, probably from the white clothes worn by newly baptized Christians as Pentecost was a traditional date of baptism in early medieval England. Doublet of White Sunday.
Meanings
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The Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls, seven weeks after Easter.
Jesus, ascended into Heav'n again/Bestow'd this won'drous Gift upon good Men/That various Nations, by his Spirit led,/All understood what Galileans said.
1773, John Byrom, “On Whitsunday”, in Miscellaneous Poems:An older name for this day [Pentecost] is Whitsunday, or “white Sunday,” named for the white garments worn by the newly baptised.
2004, Vicki K Black, Welcome to the Church Year: An Introduction to the Seasons of the Episcopal Church:Holonyms: Pentecost (season), Whitsun, Whitsuntide, Whit
- (Scotland) A quarter day falling on 15th May.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsundays | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
Whit Sunday · White Sunday · Whit Sunday
Synonyms
Whitsun · Whit · Pentecost · Pentecost Sunday
Translations (97)
ro rusalii (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · uk День Святої Трійці (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · lb Päischten (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · tr Hamsin Yortusu (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ka მეერგასე დღე (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · lt Sekminės (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · et Nelipüha (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · eo Pentekosto (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · an Pentecosta (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · grc Πεντηκοστή (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ro cincizecime (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cmn 聖靈降臨節 /圣灵降临节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · de Pfingstfest (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · el Πεντηκοστή (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · sk Turíce (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ga Cincís (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ro Rusalii (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · sq rrëshajë (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · mk Педесе́тница (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ru день Свято́й Тро́ицы (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ja 聖霊降臨祭 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · tr Pentekost (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pl Zesłanie Ducha Świętego (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · fi helluntaipäivä (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · de Pfingstsonntag (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · da pinsedag (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · fo hvítusunna (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · tr Pentikost (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · dsb swětki (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · nn pinse (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · es Pentecostés (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ja ペンテコステ (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · mk Ду́ховден (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · nn pins (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · de Pfingsttag (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · fo hvítusunnudagur (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ga Domhnach na Cincíse (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pl suchy dzień (quarter day falling on 15th May) · sv pingstdag (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · yue 聖靈降臨節 /圣灵降临节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · an Pascua Granada (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cmn 收割節 /收割节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · nb pinse (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · sq rshajë (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pt Pentecoste (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · izh Troitsa (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · hu pünkösd (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · is Hvítasunnudagur (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pl Pięćdziesiątnica (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · nan-hbl 五旬節 /五旬节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · bg петдесе́тница (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ru Тро́ица (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pdt Pinjstdach (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · tl Pentekostes (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ka სულთმოფენობა (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · da pinse (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ru пятидеся́тница (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · yue 五旬節 /五旬节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ml പെന്തക്കൊസ്താ (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · id pentakosta (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · fr Pentecôte (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · hak 五旬節 /五旬节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · hu pünkösdvasárnap (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · uk П'ятдеся́тниця (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ca Pentecosta (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · af Pinkstersondag (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · it Pentecoste (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · lv Vasarsvētki (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pl Zielone Święta (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · mi Petekoha (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · gd a' Chaingis (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · hy Հոգեգալուստ (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cmn 五旬節 /五旬节 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ru Тро́ицын день (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ja 聖霊降臨 (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · mk Ду́овден (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · vo pint (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · uk День Зісла́ння Свято́го Ду́ха (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pl dzień kwartalny (quarter day falling on 15th May) · is hvítasunna (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · de Pfingsten (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · mt Għid il-Ħamsin (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · sk Svätodušné sviatky (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · nl Pinksteren (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pl Zielone Świątki (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cs Svatodušní svátky (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cy Sulgwyn (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cs letnice (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · uk Зеле́на неді́ля (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · cy Pentecost (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · fi helluntai (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · fy Pinkster (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · nrf Pentecôte (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · ca Pasqua Granada (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · uk Трійця (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · tr Pankot (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls) · pt Pentecostes (Sunday on which the feast or festival of Pentecost falls)