triduum

[trij-oo-uh m, trid-yoo-]

noun Roman Catholic Church.

a series of special religious observances over a three-day period, in preparation for a great feast.

Origin of triduum

1880–85; < Latin trīduum period of three days, equivalent to trī- tri- + -duum < *diwom, akin to diēs day (long i perhaps after postrīdiē on the following day)

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Without a procession, however, the Triduum of the great Pope of the Crusades was a great success in 1882.
France and the Republic
William Henry Hurlbert

British Dictionary definitions for triduum

triduum

noun

RC Church a period of three days for prayer before a feast

Word Origin for triduum

C19: Latin, perhaps from triduum spatium a space of three days

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