"Whitsunday" is a word in ENGLISH
See the Note under Term, n., 12.
The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter;
a festival of the church in commemoration of 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.
If you your lips would keep from slips Five things observe with care To whom you speak of whom you speak And how and when and where.
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A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the …
Read the complete definitionOfferings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost.
Read the complete definitionIn ecclesiastical law. Pious oblations made at the feast of Pente-cost by parishioners to their priests, and sometimes by Inferior …
Read the complete definitionIn old English law. An annual rent paid to cathedral churches; another name for the pentecostals or customary oblations offered …
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