White Sunday

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White Sunday

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Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin Dominica in Albīs, itself a contraction of Dominica in Albīs dēpōnendīs or dēpositīs, “Sunday for putting away the white things”, i.e. the white robe of baptism traditionally received by those newly baptised at Easter. Doublet of Whitsunday.

proper noun

Synonym of Quasimodo (“the Sunday one week after Easter Sunday”).
Similar: Quasimodo

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"White Sunday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/white%20sunday. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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White Sunday. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/white%20sunday

Chicago

"White Sunday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/white%20sunday.

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@misc{white_sunday_2026,
  title = {White Sunday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/white%20sunday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}