Definitions for Maundy Thursday
ˈmɔn dimaun·dy thurs·day

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursdaynoun

   the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maundy Thursdaynoun

   The Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper.

2. Etymology: Latin mandamentum do vobis A new commandment I give unto you (John 13:34)

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maundy-thursdaynoun

   The Thursday before Good-friday.

   Etymology: derived by Henry Spelman from mande, a hand-basket, in which the king was accustomed to give alms to the poor.

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1. maundy thursday

   Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, is the Christian holiday that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with his Apostles, as described in the canonical gospels. This event is believed to have occurred on the Thursday before Easter Sunday, marking the initiation of the Eucharist, which is central in Christian worship. It is the fifth day of Holy Week and often involves religious church services, prayers, and sometimes the washing of feet, symbolizing Christ's service and sacrifice.

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1. Maundy Thursday

   the Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday

2. Etymology: [OE. maunde a command, OF. mand, 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. 5, 34.]

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1. Maundy Thursday

   Maundy Thursday is the Christian feast, or holy day, falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels. It is the fifth day of Holy Week, and is preceded by Holy Wednesday and followed by Good Friday. The date is always between 19 March and 22 April inclusive, but these dates fall on different days depending on whether the Gregorian or Julian calendar is used liturgically. Eastern churches generally use the Julian calendar, and so celebrate this feast throughout the 21st century between 1 April and 5 May in the more commonly used Gregorian calendar. The liturgy held on the evening of Maundy Thursday initiates the Easter Triduum, the period which commemorates the passion, death, and resurrection of Christ; this period includes Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and ends on the evening of Easter. The Mass or service of worship is normally celebrated in the evening, when Friday begins according to Jewish tradition, as the Last Supper was held on feast of Passover.

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1. maundy thursday

   Read the full text of the Maundy Thursday poem by Douglas Noel on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Maundy Thursday

   So called from Maundé, the French form of Mandatum, the first word in the New Commandment or mandate given by our Lord to His disciples after washing their feet at the Last Supper. The essence of this mandate was to love one another; hence the washing of feet of poor persons and distribution of doles by the reigning sovereign on this day. See “Maund.”

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maundy Thursday in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maundy Thursday in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Maundy Thursday
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Maundy Thursday
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Maundy Thursday
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Maundy Thursday
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Maundy Thursday