Whitsuntide

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Etymology

From Whitsun (“Whitsunday”) +‎ -tide.

Noun

Whitsuntide (countable and uncountable, plural Whitsuntides) (Christianity)

  1. The week beginning on Whitsunday; also, the weekend which includes Whitsunday.
    Synonym: Pentecost
    • 1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 158:
      The third year he had a tailor staying with him before Whitsuntide, making new clothes for the holidays.
    • 1941 July, “The Isle of Man Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 315:
      There are eight 4-wheel coaches of the open toastrack type, but provided with roofs, and during the holiday season, usually beginning at Whitsuntide, trains are run as required on the one-engine-in-steam principle.
    • 2023 November, Julia Binswanger, “Folk and Fairy Tales”, in Smithsonian Magazine:
      The museum purchased the photo album for £420 (about $515). […] The photo album is titled "Reminiscences of a visit to Shaftesbury. Whitsuntide 1892. A present to Auntie from Ernest."

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