Whitsun

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Whitsun

/ˈwɪt.sən/
/ˈʍɪt.sən/

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Apocopic form of Whitsunday.

noun Whitsuns

Whitsunday. 1909, Sidney Heath, Romance of Symbolism: Fonts and the symbols of baptism - The times [for baptism] of which Whitsun Eve is one, are specified by ... the constitutions for Orthobon for England, Gerona, 517, c. iv.
The holiday beginning on Whitsunday. 1978, Peter Bailey, Leisure and class in Victorian England: Rational recreation and the contest for control, quoting "a British observation from early 20th century", read in Orvar Löfgren, On Holiday: A History of Vacationing (2002) - The excursion train used to vomit forth, at Easter and in Whitsun
Similar: Whitweek, Whitsuntide, Pentecost

adjective

not comparable Of, or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide

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@misc{whitsun_2026,
  title = {Whitsun},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whitsun},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}