Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

n.

The seventh Wednesday before Easter and the first day of Lent, on which many Christians receive a mark of ashes on the forehead as a token of penitence and mortality.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Ash Wednesday

n

(Ecclesiastical Terms) the first day of Lent, named from the practice of Christians of placing ashes on their heads as a sign of penitence

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

Ash′ Wednes′day

n.

the first day of Lent.

[1250–1300]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Ash Wednesday - the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance Christian holy day - a religious holiday for Christians Lent, Lententide - a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

Translations

أَرْبَعَاءُ الرَّمَادإربَعاء الرَّماد

Popeleční středa

askeonsdag

Aschermittwoch

Πρώτη Τετάρτη της Σαρακοστής

miércoles de Ceniza

laskiaisviikon keskiviikko

mercredi des cendres

Pepelnica

hamvazószerda

mercoledì delle CeneriCeneri (le Ceneri)

灰の水曜日

재의 수요일

Pelenų diena

Pelnu diena

Aswoensdag

askeonsdag

Środa Popielcowa

Quarta-feira de Cinzas

Пепельная среда

Popolcová streda

askonsdag

วันทางศาสนาคริสต์

Büyük perhizin ilk ÇarşambasıBüyük Perhiz'in ilk günü olan Çarşamba

Thứ Tư Lễ Tro

四旬节的第一天圣灰节复活节前的第七个星期三复活节前第七个星期三

Ash Wednesday

n → mercoledì m inv delle Ceneri

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

Ash Wednesday

(ˌaʃ ˈwenzdi) noun

the first day of Lent. Aswoensdag إربَعاء الرَّماد първият ден на великите пости Quarta-feira de cinzas Popeleční středa Aschermittwoch askeonsdag Καθαρά Τετάρτη Miércoles de Ceniza tuhkapäev نخستین روز ماه پرهیز tuhkakeskiviikko הַיוֹם הַרִאשוֹן שֶל צוֹם הַלָנט लेंट का पहला दिन Čista srijeda hamvazószerda Rabu Abu le Ceneri, mercoledì delle Ceneri 聖灰水曜日 성회일 Pelenų diena Pelnu diena hari pertama Lent Aswoensdagaskeonsdag środa popielcowa د پرهیز د میاشت لومړی ورځ 1-й день Великого поста Popolcová streda pepelnična sreda Pepeljava sreda (relig.) วันแรกของช่วงเวลาถือบวชในศาสนาคริสต์ Büyük Perhiz'in ilk günü olan Çarşamba 聖灰星期三(天主教四旬期首日) попільна середа ایسٹر سے پہلے والا بھ وار ngày đầu tiên của tuần chay 圣灰节（复活节前的第七个星期三），四旬节的第一天

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

Ash Wednesday

→ أَرْبَعَاءُ الرَّمَاد Popeleční středa askeonsdag Aschermittwoch Πρώτη Τετάρτη της Σαρακοστής miércoles de Ceniza laskiaisviikon keskiviikko mercredi des cendres Pepelnica Mercoledì delle Ceneri 灰の水曜日 재의 수요일 Aswoensdag askeonsdag Środa Popielcowa Quarta-feira de Cinzas Пепельная среда askonsdag วันทางศาสนาคริสต์ Büyük perhizin ilk Çarşambası Thứ Tư Lễ Tro 复活节前第七个星期三

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009