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Clean Monday

Clean Monday proper noun: the seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.

Proper noun

Clean Monday

  1. The seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.
    • Holonyms: Clean Week < Lent, Great Lent
    • Clean Monday, a holiday in Greece, marks the start of the Lenten season.2010 February 10, New York Times, page D5
    Synonyms:
    Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent, Green Monday

Synonyms of Clean Monday

Origin of Clean Monday

From the Old Testament reading at sext on this day, Isaiah 1:16, “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil...”

Questions about Clean Monday

What does Clean Monday mean?
Clean Monday means the seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.
What part of speech is Clean Monday?
Clean Monday is a proper noun.

Words near Clean Monday in the dictionary

  1. clean language
  2. clean link
  3. clean links
  4. clean meat
  5. clean meats
  6. Clean Monday
  7. clean money
  8. clean off
  9. clean one's plate
  10. clean out
  11. clean potato

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