Holy+Thursday
71Thursday in Holy Week — See Maundy Thursday …
72Holy Wednesday — noun The Wednesday of Holy Week; the day before Maundy Thursday. Syn: Spy Wednesday …
73Holy Week — The last week in Lent is so called and among the ancients was known also as The Great Week, because of the important events in the last week in our Lord s Life which it commemorates. It is a week of solemn and awful memories, a holy time of… …
74Maundy Thursday — The Mystical Supper, Icon by Simon Ushakov (1685). Also called Holy Thursday Covenant Thursday Great and Holy Thursday Thursday of Mysteries …
75Maundy 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… …
76Maundy 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… …
77Christian holy day — noun a religious holiday for Christians • Hypernyms: ↑religious holiday, ↑holy day • Hyponyms: ↑quarter day, ↑holy day of obligation, ↑Saint Agnes s Eve, ↑January 20, ↑ …
78Maundy 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 …
79Maundy Thursday — noun the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper • Syn: ↑Holy Thursday • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day …
80Vessels For Holy Oils — Vessels for Holy Oils † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Vessels for Holy Oils In Christian antiquity there existed an important category of vessels used as receptacles for holy oil. These were the ampullae or pittacia, which varied greatly in …
