Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Whitsunday

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Whitsunday


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(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.