quinquagesima
(Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sunday)
Princeton's WordNet
the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
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quinquagesima sunday
(Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sunday)
Princeton's WordNet
the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
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w.
(ˈdʌb əlˌyu, -yʊ; rapidly ˈdʌb yə)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Wednesday.
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wed.
(wid)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Wednesday.
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lententide
(Lent, Lententide)
Princeton's WordNet
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
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lent
(Lent, Lententide)
Princeton's WordNet
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
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shrovetide
(ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the three days before Ash Wednesday.
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thursday
(ˈθɜrz deɪ, -di)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday.
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wednesdays
(ˈwɛnz deɪz, -diz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
on or during Wednesdays; every Wednesday.
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ash wednesday
(Ash Wednesday)
Princeton's WordNet
the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
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commination
(commination)
Princeton's WordNet
prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
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thursday
Webster Dictionary
the fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday
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tuesday
Webster Dictionary
the third day of the week, following Monday and preceding Wednesday
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commination
Webster Dictionary
an office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on Ash Wednesday. containing a recital of God's anger and judgments against sinners
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shrovetide
Webster Dictionary
the days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday
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station
Webster Dictionary
the fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion
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ember day
(ˈɛm bər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
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.
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lent
(ɛnt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter.
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lent
Webster Dictionary
a fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches as commemorative of the fast of our Savior
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tenebrae
Webster Dictionary
the matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days
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woden
Webster Dictionary
a deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the Scandinavians. Wednesday is named for him. See Odin
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