Maundy Thursday
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Maundy Thursday
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50
Example Sentences
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The event is held every year on the Thursday before Easter, known as Maundy Thursday in Britain.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
Easter is the third day of the larger three-day festival known as Holy Triduum, which begins on the evening of Maundy Thursday, marking the night of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2022
The annual service marks Maundy Thursday, which commemorates Jesus washing the feet of the apostles at the Last Supper.
From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2022
The Lenten season either ends on the evening of Maundy Thursday or on Holy Saturday, during Holy Week.
From Fox News ● Mar. 2, 2022
Polesworth gave “on Maundy Thursday at the washing of the feet of poor persons, in drink and victuals, by the foundation £1. 6s. 0d.”
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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