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Ashwednesday

Ashwednesday is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of Ashwednesday

pluralAshwednesdays

Questions about Ashwednesday

What is Ashwednesday the alternative spelling of?
Ashwednesday is the alternative spelling of Ash Wednesday.

Words near Ashwednesday in the dictionary

  1. ashwaghanda
  2. ashwaghandha
  3. Ashwamedha
  4. Ashwater
  5. Ashwatthama
  6. Ashwednesday
  7. Ashwednesdays
  8. ashweed
  9. Ashwell
  10. Ashwells
  11. Ashwellthorpe

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