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Ash Wednesdays

Ash Wednesdays is the plural of Ash Wednesday.

Meaning of Ash Wednesday

Noun

Ash Wednesday (plural Ash Wednesdays)

  1. The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.
    • Pope Gregory the Great introduced the sprinkling of ashes... which gave it the name of Ash-Wednesday.1834, Penny Cyclopaedia, volume II, page 454
  2. (cocktail) A cocktail made from a mix of gin, heavy cream, honey syrup, and blackberries

Questions about Ash Wednesdays

What is Ash Wednesdays the plural of?
Ash Wednesdays is the plural of Ash Wednesday.

Words near Ash Wednesdays in the dictionary

  1. ash tree
  2. ash trees
  3. Ash Vale
  4. Ash Vegas
  5. Ash Wednesday
  6. Ash Wednesdays
  7. ash weevil
  8. Ash'ari
  9. Ash'arism
  10. Ash'arite
  11. ash-bin

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