Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday proper noun: the Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.
Proper noun
Maundy Thursday
- The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.
- Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime
- The dialect name for Maundy Thursday, Grie(ner)-Durmerschdawg (Green Thursday, literally), is in very large part responsible for the basic lore that attaches to this day: One must eat something green on this day.[…]Failure to eat something green on Maundy Thursday had dire consequences, according...1960, Alfred Lewis Shoemaker, Eastertide in Pennsylvania: A Folk-Cultural Study, published 2000, page 13
Maundy Thursday meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Tagalog and Malay
Maundy Thursday in Tamil
- Thursday before Easter
- வியாகுல வியாழன் viyākula viyāḻaṉ
Maundy Thursday in Malayalam
- Thursday before Easter
- പെസഹാ വ്യാഴം pesahā vyāḻaṁ
Maundy Thursday in Tagalog
- Thursday before Easter
- Huwebes Santo
Maundy Thursday in Malay
- Thursday before Easter
- Khamis Suci
More languagesFewer languages
- Maundy Thursday in Indonesian
- Kamis Putih
Synonyms of Maundy Thursday
Origin of Maundy Thursday
From Middle English Maunde Þursday (“Holy Thursday”), equivalent to maundy + Thursday. Middle English maundy derives from Old French mandé, from Latin mandātum, in reference to the phrase mandātum novum dō vōbīs (“a new commandment I give unto you”).
Questions about Maundy Thursday
- What does Maundy Thursday mean?
- Maundy Thursday means the Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.
- What is Maundy Thursday in Tamil?
- Maundy Thursday in Tamil is வியாகுல வியாழன் (viyākula viyāḻaṉ). See Maundy Thursday meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Maundy Thursday?
- Maundy Thursday is a proper noun.
Words near Maundy Thursday in the dictionary
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