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Flowering Sunday

Flowering Sunday noun: the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter; Palm Sunday.

Noun

Flowering Sunday (plural Flowering Sundays)

  1. (South-Wales, West-Country, dialectal) The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter; Palm Sunday.

Forms of Flowering Sunday

pluralFlowering Sundays

Origin of Flowering Sunday

From the practice of laying flowers on graves on Palm Sunday.

Questions about Flowering Sunday

What does Flowering Sunday mean?
Flowering Sunday means the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter; Palm Sunday.
What part of speech is Flowering Sunday?
Flowering Sunday is a noun.
What is the plural of Flowering Sunday?
The plural of Flowering Sunday is Flowering Sundays.

Words near Flowering Sunday in the dictionary

  1. flowering plants
  2. flowering plum
  3. flowering quince
  4. flowering rush
  5. flowering rushes
  6. Flowering Sunday
  7. Flowering Sundays
  8. flowering tea
  9. flowering teas
  10. flowerings
  11. flowerkind

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