- maundy
- [ʹmɔ:ndı] n рел.
обряд омовения ног беднякам на страстной неделе
maundy money - милостыня, раздаваемая на страстной неделе
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Maundy — may refer to: Maundy Thursday – a Christian holiday commemorating the Last Supper Maundy the liturgical foot washing ceremonies that occurs on Maundy Thursday Maundy money – dispensed at the Maundy ceremony by the British Monarch See also Maundy… … Wikipedia
Maundy — Maun dy, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.] 1. The sacrament of the Lord s Supper. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. The alms distributed in connection with this… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Maundy — ► NOUN ▪ a public ceremony on the Thursday before Easter (Maundy Thursday) at which the British monarch distributes specially minted coins (Maundy money) to a group of people. ORIGIN Old French mande, from Latin mandatum novum new commandment… … English terms dictionary
maundy — /mawn dee/, n. 1. the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, esp. commemorating Jesus washing of His disciples feet on Maundy Thursday. 2. Also called maundy money. money distributed as alms in conjunction with the ceremony of maundy or on… … Universalium
maundy — /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… …
maundy — [13] Maundy Thursday commemorates Christ’s washing of the apostles’ feet at the Last Supper. The first antiphon sung at the Catholic Maundy service begins Mandātum novum dō vōbis ‘I give you a new commandment’, and so in medieval Latin mandātum… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
maundy — [13] Maundy Thursday commemorates Christ’s washing of the apostles’ feet at the Last Supper. The first antiphon sung at the Catholic Maundy service begins Mandātum novum dō vōbis ‘I give you a new commandment’, and so in medieval Latin mandātum… … Word origins
Maundy — n. (in the UK) the distribution of money on the Thursday before Easter (see below). Phrases and idioms: Maundy money specially minted silver coins distributed by the British sovereign on Maundy Thursday. Maundy Thursday the Thursday before Easter … Useful english dictionary
Maundy — [ mɔ:ndi] noun (in the UK) a public ceremony on the Thursday before Easter (Maundy Thursday) at which the monarch distributes specially minted coins (Maundy money). Origin ME: from OFr. mande, from L. mandatum mandate, commandment , from mandatum … English new terms dictionary
maundy — n. originally, ceremony of washing of feet of poor by sovereign; modern, alms giving by sovereign in its stead. ♦ Maundy money, such alms. ♦ Maundy Thursday, Thursday before Easter, on which the ceremony was performed and the money is… … Dictionary of difficult words
maundy — noun a) The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christs washing the disciples feet at the Last Supper. b) The office appointed to be read during the… … Wiktionary
