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Whitsuntide

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Whit·sun·tide also Whit·sun Tide  (hwtsn-td, wt-)
n.
The week beginning on Whitsunday, especially the first three days of this week.
Whitsuntide [ˈwɪtsənˌtaɪd]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the week that begins with Whit Sunday, esp the first three days
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.WhitsuntideWhitsuntide - Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
Whitsun, Whitweek
church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar - a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
season - a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company"; "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
Pentecost, Whitsunday - seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
Whitmonday, Whitsun Monday - the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland
Whit-Tuesday, Whitsun Tuesday - the day after Whitmonday
Translations
Whitsuntide [ˈwɪtsntaɪd]
A. N → Pentecostés m
B. CPD → de Pentecostés
Whitsuntide
n (Brit) → Pfingstzeit f; around Whitsuntide → um Pfingsten (herum)


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SOME time elapsed before I again gave a lesson in the first class; the holiday of Whitsuntide occupied three days, and on the fourth it was the turn of the second division to receive my instructions.
The Professor by Bronte, Charlotte View in context
Why to the man of untutored ideality, who happens to be but loosely acquainted with the peculiar character of the day, does the bare mention of Whitsuntide marshal in the fancy such long, dreary, speechless processions of slow-pacing pilgrims, downcast and hooded with new-fallen snow?
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
If he went on in that way, he would lose Miss Nancy Lammeter; for it was well known that she had looked very shyly on him ever since last Whitsuntide twelvemonth, when there was so much talk about his being away from home days and days together.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
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