WHIT SUNDAY


Meaning of WHIT SUNDAY in English

noun

[ U , C ] ( BrE ) = Pentecost

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WORD ORIGIN

late Old English Hwīta Sunnandǣg , literally white Sunday , probably with reference to the white robes of those newly baptized at Pentecost.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.