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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
Noun
Christianity the Thursday before Easter observed as a commemoration of the Last Supper [Latin mandatum commandment]
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Noun1.Maundy ThursdayMaundy Thursday - the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians
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Maundy Thursday
n Maundy Thursday [ˌmoːndi ˈθəːzdi]
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