WHIT


Meaning of WHIT in English

adj. connected with, belonging to, or following Whit Sunday (Whit Monday; Whit weekend).

Phrases and idioms:

Whit Sunday the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2).

Etymology: OE Hwita Sunnand{aelig}g, lit. white Sunday, prob. f. the white robes of the newly-baptized at Pentecost

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.