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Meaning of WHITSUN

Pronunciation:  'witsun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
 
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 Synonyms: Whitsuntide, Whitweek
 
 See Also: church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar, Pentecost, season, Whitmonday, Whitsun Monday, Whitsun Tuesday, Whitsunday, Whit-Tuesday

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Whit"sun\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun
week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.
 

 

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