Whitsun

[ hwit-suhn, wit- ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.

noun

1. Whitsunday or Whitsuntide.

Whitsun

/ ˈwɪtsən /

noun

1. short for Whitsuntide

adjective

1. of or relating to Whit Sunday or Whitsuntide

Word History and Origins

Origin of Whitsun¹

1250–1300; Middle English Whitsone ( n ), shortening of whitsonenday (by analysis as whitsonen-day ); Whitsunday

Example Sentences

“Swarms” of around 135 Chinese fishing boats were filmed off the disputed Whitsun Reef, some 200 miles west of the Philippines, and 641 miles south of China, on December 2.

From Washington Times

The coast guard said the boats were "dispersed and scattered" in the vicinity of Whitsun Reef, which it says is within its exclusive economic zone.

From BBC

She selects the operas she stars in for a pair of performances at the Whitsun Festival each year in late May and early June, a production that returns for the main summer festival.

From Seattle Times

Earlier this month, the Philippines also placed navigational buoys carrying the country's national flags within its exclusive economic zone, including at the Whitsun Reef, and where hundreds of Chinese ships moored in 2021.

From Reuters

Neither House sits on Friday 26 May - and with Parliament taking its Whitsun Recess, MPs and peers will not return until Monday 5 June.

From BBC