Whitsuntide

plural Whitsuntides · alternative Whitsun Tide

1. countableuncountableChristianityThe week that begins with Whitsunday.

   The third year he had a tailor staying with him before Whitsuntide, making new clothes for the holidays.

   1881, P. Chr. Asbjörnsen [i.e., Peter Christen Asbjørnsen], translated by H. L. Brækstad, Round the Yule Log. Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 158

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   There are eight 4-wheel coaches of the open toastrack type, but provided with roofs, and during the holiday season, usually beginning at Whitsuntide, trains are run as required on the one-engine-in-steam principle.

   1941 July, “The Isle of Man Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 315

   The museum purchased the photo album for £420 (about $515). […] The photo album is titled "Reminiscences of a visit to Shaftesbury. Whitsuntide 1892. A present to Auntie from Ernest."

   2023 November, Julia Binswanger, “Folk and Fairy Tales”, in Smithsonian Magazine

   Synonyms: Pentecost, Whitsun, Whitweek

2. countableuncountableChristianityThe weekend which includes Whitsunday.