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Ember day

noun

  1. any of the days in the quarterly three-day period of prayer and fasting (the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, after Whitsunday, after Sept. 14, and after Dec. 13) observed in the Roman Catholic Church and other Western churches.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Ember day1

before 1050; Middle English ymber day, Old English ymbrendæg, plural -dagas, equivalent to ymbryne recurrence ( ymb ( e ) around + ryne a running) + dæg day
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Example Sentences

The following extracts from it refer to the Ember-day Fasts.

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