Shrovetide

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Shrove·tide

 (shrōv′tīd′)
n.
The three days, Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.

[Middle English schroftide : schrof-, shriving (from schriven, to shrive; see shrive) + tid, time; see tide1 (so called because in medieval times it was customary for Christians to confess and be shriven in the week before Lent).]
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Shrovetide

(ˈʃrəʊvˌtaɪd)
n
(Ecclesiastical Terms) the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, formerly a time when confessions were made in preparation for Lent
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Shrove•tide

(ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪd)

n.
the three days before Ash Wednesday.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.Shrovetide - immediately preceding Lent
church calendar, ecclesiastical calendar - a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
season - a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
Mardi Gras, pancake day, Shrove Tuesday - the last day before Lent
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Translations
أيام المَرافِع
tři dny před Popeleční středou
fastelavn
KarnevalFaschingstageFastnacht
farsang utolsó három napja
fastelavn
fašiangy
Büyük Perhiz'den üç gün önce
忏悔节

Shrovetide

[ˈʃrəʊvtaɪd] Ncarnestolendas fpl
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Shrovetide

nFastnacht f (die drei Tage vor Aschermittwoch)
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shrove

(ʃrouv) : Shrove ˈSunday noun
the first day of Shrovetide.
Shrove ˈTuesday noun
the last day of Shrovetide, when people traditionally eat pancakes.
ˈShrovetide noun
the three days before Ash Wednesday.
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