"White Sunday" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin Dominica in Albīs, itself a contraction of Dominica in Albīs dēpōnendīs or dēpositīs, “Sunday for putting away the white things”, i.e. the white robe of baptism traditionally received by those newly baptised at Easter. Doublet of Whitsunday. Etymology templates: {{der|en|EL.|Dominica in Albīs}} Ecclesiastical Latin Dominica in Albīs, {{doublet|en|Whitsunday}} Doublet of Whitsunday Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=White Sunday}} White Sunday
  1. (ecclesiastical) The Sunday following Easter. Synonyms: Alb Sunday, Divine Mercy Sunday [Roman-Catholicism, Catholicism, Christianity], Low Sunday, Quasimodo
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