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Holy Thursday

Holy Thursday proper noun: maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.

Proper noun

Holy Thursday

  1. Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.
  2. (archaic) Ascension Day, the fortieth day of Easter (that is, after Easter Day).

Origin of Holy Thursday

From Middle English Holy Thursday, holy Thurysday, hooly þursday, haly þorsday, Hallʒhe Þurrsdaʒʒ, equivalent to holy + Thursday.

Questions about Holy Thursday

What does Holy Thursday mean?
Holy Thursday means maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.
What part of speech is Holy Thursday?
Holy Thursday is a proper noun.

Words near Holy Thursday in the dictionary

  1. Holy Table
  2. Holy Temple
  3. holy terror
  4. holy terrors
  5. holy text
  6. Holy Thursday
  7. holy Toledo
  8. holy trinities
  9. holy trinity
  10. Holy Tuesday
  11. Holy Tunic

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