Ember days
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Ember days
Old English ymbrendǣg, from ymbren, perhaps from ymbryne a (recurring) period, from ymb around + ryne a course + dǣg day
Example Sentences
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The Ember days, you know, were named as movable dates for prayer and fasting by the Council of Placentia in 1095.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the December Ember days came, the wind was, over the period, predominantly from the East.
From Time Magazine Archive
For years I have been using the wind direction on Ember days as a basis on which to forecast.
From Time Magazine Archive
The observance of the Ember days is confined to the Western Church, and had its origin as an ecclesiastical ordinance in Rome.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various
Ember days are three days set apart in each of the four seasons of the year as special days of prayer and thanksgiving.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous
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