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Webster 1913 Edition

Whitsuntide

Whit′sun-tideˊ

,
Noun.
[
Whitsunday
+
tide
.]
The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three days – Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the time of Pentecost.
R. of Gloucester.

Webster 1828 Edition

Whitsuntide

WHITSUNTIDE

,
Noun.
[white, Sunday, and tide.] The feast or season of Pentecost; so called it is said, because, in the primitive church, those who had been newly baptized appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white garments.

Definition 2024

Whitsuntide

Whitsuntide

English

Alternative forms

  • Whitsun Tide

Noun

Whitsuntide ‎(plural Whitsuntides)

  1. The week beginning on Whitsunday.
  2. The first three days of the week beginning on Whitsunday.

Etymology

Whitsun ‎(“Whitsunday”) +‎ -tide.

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