Bible Dictionaries
Whitsunday
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) 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.
(2):
(n.) See the Note under Term, n., 12.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Whitsunday'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/whitsunday.html. 1828.