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Ash Monday

Ash Monday proper noun: synonym of Clean Monday: the seventh Monday before Easter, traditionally used as the beginning of Lent in Eastern Christianity.

Proper noun

Ash Monday

  1. (Maronite and Eastern Christianity) Synonym of Clean Monday: the seventh Monday before Easter, traditionally used as the beginning of Lent in Eastern Christianity.
    Synonyms:
    Clean Monday

Synonyms of Ash Monday

Origin of Ash Monday

By analogy with Ash Wednesday, the traditional beginning of Lent in Western Christianity, despite the usual lack of an imposition of ashes during the day's celebration.

Questions about Ash Monday

What does Ash Monday mean?
Ash Monday means synonym of Clean Monday: the seventh Monday before Easter, traditionally used as the beginning of Lent in Eastern Christianity.
What part of speech is Ash Monday?
Ash Monday is a proper noun.

Words near Ash Monday in the dictionary

  1. ash groves
  2. ash heap of history
  3. Ash Hill
  4. ash hole
  5. ash holes
  6. Ash Monday
  7. ash pan
  8. ash pans
  9. ash pit
  10. ash pits
  11. ash pumpkin

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