Maundy Thursday
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Maundy Thursday
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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The event is held every year on the Thursday before Easter, known as Maundy Thursday in Britain.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024
Easter is the third day of the larger three-day festival known as Holy Triduum, which begins on the evening of Maundy Thursday, marking the night of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022
The service marking Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus washing the feet of the apostles at the Last Supper, takes place every year on the Thursday before Easter Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2022
The Lenten season either ends on the evening of Maundy Thursday or on Holy Saturday, during Holy Week.
From Fox News • Mar. 2, 2022
Benefactors who left land to monastic houses for purposes of almsgiving often specified Maundy Thursday as the day on which the alms were to be distributed.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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