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Refreshment Sunday

Refreshment Sunday proper noun: synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.

Proper noun

Refreshment Sunday

  1. (dated) Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.

Synonyms of Refreshment Sunday

Origin of Refreshment Sunday

From the relaxation in Lenten abstinence customarily accepted on this Sunday midway through the season. See also Sunday of the Five Loaves and Simnel Sunday.

Questions about Refreshment Sunday

What does Refreshment Sunday mean?
Refreshment Sunday means synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.
What part of speech is Refreshment Sunday?
Refreshment Sunday is a proper noun.

Words near Refreshment Sunday in the dictionary

  1. refreshment
  2. refreshment car
  3. refreshment cars
  4. refreshment room
  5. refreshment rooms
  6. Refreshment Sunday
  7. refreshments
  8. refresht
  9. refret
  10. refrets
  11. refretted

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