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Whit Sunday

noun
🔊/ˌwɪt ˈsʌndeɪ/, 🔊/ˌwɪt ˈsʌndi/
🔊/ˌwɪt ˈsʌndeɪ/, 🔊/ˌwɪt ˈsʌndi/
 (British English)
(also Pentecost British and North American English)
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. (in the Christian Church) the 7th Sunday after Easter when Christians celebrate the Holy Spirit coming to the Apostles圣灵降临节，五旬节（基督教节日，在复活节后的第 7 个星期日）Topics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Originlate Old English Hwīta Sunnandǣg, literally ‘white Sunday’, probably with reference to the white robes of those newly baptized at Pentecost.