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Spy Wednesday

Spy Wednesday noun: synonym of Holy Wednesday.

Noun

Spy Wednesday (plural Spy Wednesdays)

  1. Synonym of Holy Wednesday.
    • CATHEDRAL. Spy-Wednesday—Evening Office of Tenebrae, at 5½ o'clock.1844 March 30, “Order of Service in Holy Week.”, in Bengal Catholic Herald, Vol.VI No.13 p.174
    • On Spy Wednesday 1916 Thomas McDonagh gave B Company, 2nd Battalion, Irish Volunteers a pep talk.1974 January 23, Seamus de Burca, "Peadar Kearney (1883–1942)" Dublin Historical Record (Old Dublin Society) Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 42–56 : 49
    Synonyms:
    Holy Wednesday

Synonyms of Spy Wednesday

Forms of Spy Wednesday

pluralSpy Wednesdays

Origin of Spy Wednesday

From the idea that Judas Iscariot was spying on Jesus before betraying him. The Middle Irish equivalent, Cédaín in Braith ["Wednesday of Betrayal" or "Spy Wednesday"], is attested in the 15th-century Leabhar Breac.

Questions about Spy Wednesday

What does Spy Wednesday mean?
Spy Wednesday means synonym of Holy Wednesday.
What part of speech is Spy Wednesday?
Spy Wednesday is a noun.
What is the plural of Spy Wednesday?
The plural of Spy Wednesday is Spy Wednesdays.

Words near Spy Wednesday in the dictionary

  1. spy planes
  2. spy ring
  3. spy rings
  4. spy satellite
  5. spy satellites
  6. Spy Wednesday
  7. spy-fi
  8. spy-glass
  9. spy-glasses
  10. spy-hop
  11. spy-hopped

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