Definitions for shrovetide
ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪdshrove·tide

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shrovetidenoun

   immediately preceding Lent

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shrovetidenoun

   The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.

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

1. Shrovetide, Shrovetuesdaynoun

   The time of confession; the day before Ash-wednesday or Lent, on which anciently they went to confession.

   Etymology: from shrove, the preterite of shrive.

   At shrovetide to shroving. Thomas Tusser.

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1. Shrovetide

   Shrovetide, also known as the Pre-Lenten Season or Forelent, is the Christian period of preparation before the beginning of the liturgical season of Lent.Shrovetide starts on Septuagesima Sunday, includes Sexagesima Sunday, Quinquagesima Sunday (commonly called Shrove Sunday), as well as Shrove Monday, and culminates on Shrove Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras.During the season of Shrovetide, it is customary for Christians to ponder what Lenten sacrifices they will make for Lent. Another hallmark of Shrovetide is the opportunity for a last round of merrymaking associated with Carnival and Fastelavn before the start of the somber Lenten season; the traditions of carrying Shrovetide rods and consuming Shrovetide buns after attending church are celebrated. On the final day of the season, Shrove Tuesday, many traditional Christians, such as Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists and Roman Catholics, "make a special point of self-examination, of considering what wrongs they need to repent, and what amendments of life or areas of spiritual growth they especially need to ask God's help in dealing with." During Shrovetide, many churches place a basket in the narthex to collect the previous year's Holy Week palm branches that were blessed and distributed during the Palm Sunday liturgies; on Shrove Tuesday, churches burn these palms to make the ashes used during the services held on the very next day, Ash Wednesday.

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1. shrovetide

   Shrovetide is a period of three days, also known as Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday, immediately preceding Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the Christian season of Lent. It is traditionally a time of self-examination, confession and repentance. The term "Shrove" comes from the old English word "shrive", which means to confess and ask for absolution of sins. The day is also associated with a tradition of eating pancakes or other rich foods, before the fasting period of Lent begins.

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1. Shrovetidenoun

   the days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday

2. Etymology: [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scrf) + tide.]

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1. Shrovetide

   confession-time, especially the days immediately before Lent, when, in Catholic times, the people confessed their sins to the parish priest and afterwards gave themselves up to sports, and dined on pancakes, Shrove Tuesday being Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, or the first day of Lent.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrovetide in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrovetide in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shrovetide
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shrovetide
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shrovetide
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrovetide
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrovetide
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Shrovetide
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
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