Category:Whitsunday

Whit"sun*day, n. Etym: [white + sunday.]

1. (eccl.)

Defn: the seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost; Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments. Also called Whit Sunday, Whitsun, or Whit, especially in the United Kingdom.

See also  The Descent of the Holy Spirit Acts 2:1-41

2. (scots law)

Defn: see the note under term, n., 12.