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Maundy Thursday — The Mystical Supper, Icon by Simon Ushakov (1685). Also called Holy Thursday Covenant Thursday Great and Holy Thursday Thursday of Mysteries … Wikipedia
Maundy Thursday — • The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
Maundy Thursday — Thursday before Easter, mid 15c., from M.E. maunde the Last Supper, also ceremony of washing the feet, from O.Fr. mandé, from L. mandatum commandment (see MANDATE (Cf. mandate)); said to be so called in reference to the opening words of the… … Etymology dictionary
Maundy Thursday — [môn′dē] n. [ME maunde, ceremony of washing the feet of the poor < OFr mandé < LL(Ec) mandatum, commandment of God < L (see MANDATE): from use of mandatum at the beginning of the prayer for washing the feet, commemorating Jesus washing… … English World dictionary
Maundy Thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus Last Supper and His washing of the disciples feet upon that day. [1400 50; late ME] * * * ▪ religious holiday also called Holy Thursday the Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of… … Universalium
Maundy Thursday — The name given to Thursday in Holy Week, Maundy being a corruption of Dies Mandati, meaning the Day of the Command; mandati, derived from Mandatum, meaning a command. The name is given from the command our Lord gave on this day, when He… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Maundy Thursday — noun Etymology: Middle English maunde ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday, from Anglo French mandet, from Latin mandatum command; from Jesus words in John 13:34 more at mandate Date: 15th century the Thursday before Easter … New Collegiate Dictionary
Maundy Thursday — [[t]mɔ͟ːndi θɜ͟ː(r)zdeɪ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Maundy Thursday is the Thursday before Easter Sunday … English dictionary
Maundy Thursday (film) — Maundy Thursday Theatrical poster Hangul 우리들의 행복한 시간 … Wikipedia
Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) — Maundy Thursday † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Maundy Thursday The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week. In Rome various… … Catholic encyclopedia
