Ember days
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RC Church Anglican Church any of four groups of three days (always Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) of prayer and fasting, the groups occurring after Pentecost, after the first Sunday of Lent, after the feast of St Lucy (Dec 13), and after the feast of the Holy Cross (Sept 14)
Origin of Ember days
1Old English ymbrendǣg, from ymbren, perhaps from ymbryne a (recurring) period, from ymb around + ryne a course + dǣg day
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How to use Ember days in a sentence
It is more than possible, if he had waited until the next Ember-days, he would never have been ordained a priest at all.
The Life of the Rev. George Whitefield, Volume I (of 2) | Luke Tyerman
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