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1. (n.) Ember day
any of the days in the quarterly three-day period of prayer and fasting (the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday in Lent, after Whitsunday, after Sept. 14, and after Dec. 13) observed in some Western churches.
Etymology: (bef. 1050; ME; OE ymbrendæg=ymbryne recurrence (ymb(e) around +ryne a running) +dægday)
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1. (noun) Ember Day
a day set aside for fasting and prayer
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