Holy Week
- the week preceding Easter Sunday.
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Origin of Holy Week
1700–10; translation of Italian settimana santa
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It was holy-week, and the church of Notre Dame de Fourvires, which stands on the summit of the hill, was crowded with people.
Pencillings by the WayN. Parker Willis
On Tuesday, in Holy-Week, a general congregation of the council was held in the usual form.
Dear Friend: I have just returned from my holy-week excursion, tired out, after a sleepless and bitter cold night.
Letters to an UnknownProsper Mrime
Having premised thus much on the office in general, we may now return to holy-week.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at RomeCharles Michael Baggs
A minute detail of the numerous ceremonies of ordination can not be expected in a work on the ceremonies of holy-week.
The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at RomeCharles Michael Baggs
Holy Week
- the week preceding Easter Sunday
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