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Maundynoun
a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
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maundynoun
A commandment.
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The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
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The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
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The office appointed to be read during the ceremony of feet-washing.
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Maundy, derived from the Latin word "mandatum" meaning command, is the Christian religious ceremony observed on Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. It commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels. Traditionally, it involves the washing of the feet of the poor or servants, echoing Jesus' washing of his disciples' feet. It may also refer to the gift of money or goods given to the poor on this day.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Maundy
mawn′di, n. the religious ceremony of washing the feet of others, esp. of inferiors, in commemoration of Christ's washing His disciples' feet at the Last Supper—still practised in Austria by the emperor.—Maundy money, the money given away on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday in Passion week, by the royal almoner, usually a penny for each year of the sovereign's reign—the small silver coins specially coined since 1662. [O. Fr. mande (Fr. mandé)—L. mandātum, command, i.e. the 'new Commandment' of John, xiii. 34.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Maundy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Maundy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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