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Maundy Thursday

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Maun·dy Thursday  (mônd, män-)
n.
The Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus. Also called Holy Thursday.
[From Middle English maunde, ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on this day, from Old French mande, from Latin (novum) mandtum, (new) commandment (from Jesus's words to the Apostles after washing their feet, John 13:34); see mandate.]
Maundy Thursday
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the Thursday before Easter observed as a commemoration of the Last Supper
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Noun1.Maundy Thursday - the Thursday before EasterMaundy Thursday - the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
Holy Thursday
Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians
Translations
Maundy Thursday
n → Gründonnerstag m
Maundy Thursday [ˈmɔːndɪˈθɜːzdɪ] n → giovedì m inv santo
Maundy Thursday
n Maundy Thursday [ˌmoːndi ˈθəːzdi]
the Thursday before Easter commemorating Christ's commands to his disciples at the Last Supper. Wit Donderdag الخَميس المُقَدَّس، خَميس الغُسْل Велики Четвъртък Zelený čtvrtek skærtorsdag der Gründonnerstag Μεγάλη Πέμπτη Jueves Santo suur neljapäev پنجشنبه پیش از عید پاک le jeudi saint יוֹם חֲמִישִי הַגָדוֹל पुण्य बृहस्पतिवार Veliki četvrtak nagycsütörtök Kamis Putih Giovedì Santo 聖木曜日 세족(성) 목요일 Didysis ketvirtadienis Zaļā ceturtdiena Khamis Suci Witte Donderdag skjærtorsdag Wielki Czwartek Страстной/Великий Четверг Zelený štvrtok veliki četrtek Veliki četvrtak skärtorsdag[] วันพฤหัสก่อนวันอีสเตอร์ Paskalya'dan önceki Perşembe günü 濯足星期四(耶酥受難節) Страсний Четвер ایسٹر سے پچھلی جمعرات ngày thứ năm trước Lễ Phục Sinh 濯足星期四(耶酥受难节)
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