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Cheesefare

Cheesefare proper noun: in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the day before the Lenten fast, traditionally the last day on which cheese and other animal products may be eaten until Pascha (Easter).

Proper noun

Cheesefare

  1. (attributive, Eastern Orthodoxy) In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the day before the Lenten fast, traditionally the last day on which cheese and other animal products may be eaten until Pascha (Easter).
    • Cheesefare Saturday
    • Cheesefare Sunday

Origin of Cheesefare

Probably from cheese + fare.

Questions about Cheesefare

What does Cheesefare mean?
Cheesefare means in the Eastern Orthodox Church, the day before the Lenten fast, traditionally the last day on which cheese and other animal products may be eaten until Pascha (Easter).
What part of speech is Cheesefare?
Cheesefare is a proper noun.

Words near Cheesefare in the dictionary

  1. cheesed off
  2. cheesed out
  3. cheesed up
  4. cheesedick
  5. cheesedicks
  6. Cheesefare
  7. cheesefest
  8. cheesefests
  9. cheesegrater
  10. cheesegraters
  11. cheesehamburger

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