noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The week that begins with Whitsunday. countable, uncountable

   "The third year he had a tailor staying with him before Whitsuntide, making new clothes for the holidays."

2. 2
   Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days) wordnet
3. 3
   The weekend which includes Whitsunday. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

whitsunwhitsunwhitweekadventallhallowmasallhallows

Example

More examples

"The third year he had a tailor staying with him before Whitsuntide, making new clothes for the holidays."

Etymology

From Whitsun (“Whitsunday”) + -tide.

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