Holy Thursday

noun

1. Ascension Day.
2. the Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday.

Holy Thursday

noun

1. another name for Maundy Thursday
2. a rare name for Ascension Day

Word History and Origins

Origin of Holy Thursday¹

1150–1200; Middle English; Old English

Example Sentences

Its annual procession, which continued till the time of the revolution, took place on Holy-Thursday.

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There still remains another remarkable ceremony customary in S. Peter's on holy-Thursday.

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Instead of the rose-color and blue of Holy-Thursday, the ladies now wore black or violet silks and satins with jet ornaments.

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