WHITSUNTIDE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)

Synonyms:

Whitsun; Whitsuntide; Whitweek

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Whitsuntide" is a kind of...):

season (a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field)

Meronyms (parts of "Whitsuntide"):

Pentecost; Whitsunday (seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland)

Whitmonday; Whitsun Monday (the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland)

Whit-Tuesday; Whitsun Tuesday (the day after Whitmonday)

Holonyms ("Whitsuntide" is a part of...):

church calendar; ecclesiastical calendar (a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals)