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Definition Whitsun in British English

Whitsun noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈwɪts(ə)n/
/ˈwɪts(ə)nˌtaɪd/
1

the seventh Sunday after Easter, when Christians celebrate the time when the Holy Spirit came from Heaven to Earth. The American word is Pentecost.

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Definition Whitsun in British English