maundy week
1Maundy Thursday — The Mystical Supper, Icon by Simon Ushakov (1685). Also called Holy Thursday Covenant Thursday Great and Holy Thursday Thursday of Mysteries …
2Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) — Maundy Thursday † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Maundy 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. In Rome various… …
3Maundy 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 …
4Maundy Thursday — Maun dy Thurs day [OE. maunde a command, OF. mand[ e], L. mandatum, from mandare to command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the new commandment, John xiii.… …
5Maundy 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… …
6maundy — /ˈmɔndi/ (say mawndee) noun 1. the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus washing of the disciples feet on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week. 2. Also, maundy money. British money distributed as alms in… …
7Maundy 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… …
8Maundy Thursday — Thursday in the Holy Week, commemorating the institution of the Eucharist; the day when our Lord washed the feet of His disciples …
9maundy — mÉ”Ëndɪ n. ritual of washing the feet on Thursday during the Holy Week (in memory of the Last Supper of Jesus and the washing of the Disciples feet on that day in Christianity) …
10Maundy Thursday — Maun′dy Thurs′day [[t]ˈmɔn di[/t]] n. rel the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus Last Supper • Etymology: 1400–50; fromMaundyceremony of washing the feet of the poor < OF mande < L mandātum command, mandate (from the phrase novum… …
