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triduum

[ trij-oo-uhm, trid-yoo- ]
/ ˈtrɪdʒ u əm, ˈtrɪd yu- /

noun Roman Catholic Church.

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

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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)

Words nearby triduum

tridentate, Tridentine, Tridentum, tridermic, tridimensional, triduum, tridymite, triecious, tried, tried-and-true, triella
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Example sentences from the Web for triduum

  • 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
/ (ˈtrɪdjʊəm, ˈtraɪ-) /

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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