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Whitsunday

Whit·sun·day [ wíts'ndee, wíts'ndày, hwíts'n dee, hwíts'n dày ] (plural Whit·sun·days)


noun 
Definition:
 
U.S. christianity 
Same as  Pentecost (sense 1)


[ Old English hwīta sunnandæg "white Sunday," because of the white robes the priests wear on this day]
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