- Maun·dy Thursday
- /ˈmɑːndi-/ noun [singular]Christian religion : the Thursday before Easter
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Maun·dy Thursday
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Maun|dy — «MN dee», noun, plural dies. 1. an old ceremony of washing the feet of a number of poor people to commemorate the Last Supper and Christ s washing the feet of His disciples, performed as a religious rite, as by a sovereign or an ecclesiastic, on… … Useful english dictionary
maun|dy — «MN dee», noun, plural dies. 1. an old ceremony of washing the feet of a number of poor people to commemorate the Last Supper and Christ s washing the feet of His disciples, performed as a religious rite, as by a sovereign or an ecclesiastic, on… … Useful english dictionary
Maundy Thursday — Maun|dy Thurs|day [ˌmo:ndi ˈθə:zdi, deı US ˌmo:ndi ˈθə:rz ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: maundy Christian ceremony of washing poor people s feet , from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum command ] the Thursday before Easter … Dictionary of contemporary English
Maundy Thursday — Maun|dy Thurs|day [ ,mɔndi θɜrzdeı ] noun uncount the Thursday before Easter when Christians celebrate the Last Supper of Jesus Christ … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Maundy Thursday — Maun′dy Thurs′day [[t]ˈmɔn di[/t]] n. rel the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus Last Supper • Etymology: 1400–50; fromMaundyceremony of washing the feet of the poor < OF mande < L mandātum command, mandate (from the phrase novum… … From formal English to slang
Maundy Thursday — Maun dy Thurs day [OE. maunde a command, OF. mand[ e], L. mandatum, from mandare to command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the new commandment, John xiii.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
MaundyThursday — Maun·dy Thursday (mônʹdē, mänʹ ) n. The Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus. Also called Holy Thursday. [From Middle English maunde, ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on this day, from Old French … Universalium
Maundy money — Maun|dy mon|ey n [U] specially made coins given each year to poor people by the British queen or king in a traditional ceremony on Maundy Thursday, which is the Thursday before ↑Easter … Dictionary of contemporary English
Maundy-Money — Maun|dy Mo|ney [ mɔ:ndimʌni] das; [s] <aus gleichbed. engl. Maundy money zu Maundy Thursday »Gründonnerstag« u. money »Geld«> seit dem 17. Jh. engl. Silbermünzen zu 1, 2, 3 u. 4 Pence, die für den alten Brauch des Almosengebens durch den… … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Maundy — Maun dy, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.] 1. The sacrament of the Lord s Supper. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. The alms distributed in connection with this… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
