Maundy Thursday en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English Maunde Þursday (“Holy Thursday”), equivalent to maundy + Thursday. Middle English maundy derives from Old French mandé, from Latin mandātum, in reference to the phrase mandātum novum dō vōbīs (“a new commandment I give unto you”).
Meanings
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The Thursday before Easter, which commemorates the Last Supper.
Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime
Most Presbyterian churches have an evening service on Maundy Thursday that includes the celebration of the Lord's Supper.
2011, Donald K. McKim, More Presbyterian Questions, More Presbyterian Answers: Exploring Christian Faith, page 42:It is the tradition among Christians in Africa on Maundy Thursday that, before the sacrament of Holy Communion is served, worshipers move about the sanctuary and seek forgiveness from everyone they have hurt or offended or sinned against — known or unknown — in recent months.
2002, Steven Molin, Journey Of Stones: A Sermon Series For Lent And Easter, page 47:The dialect name for Maundy Thursday, Grie(ner)-Durmerschdawg (Green Thursday, literally), is in very large part responsible for the basic lore that attaches to this day: One must eat something green on this day.[…]Failure to eat something green on Maundy Thursday had dire consequences, according to the folk mind: One would get the itch, one would become lousy, or as a York County informant put it, "Mer iss s gans yawr uff em aisel." (One will be a mule all year long.)
1960, Alfred Lewis Shoemaker, Eastertide in Pennsylvania: A Folk-Cultural Study, published 2000, page 13:
Relateds
Easter Day · Good Wednesday · Easter · Holy Monday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday · Holy Wednesday · Holy Tuesday · Pasch of the Cross · Golden Friday · Spy Wednesday · Black Friday · Palm Sunday · Holy Friday · Great Friday · Holy Saturday · Maundy money · Easter Week
Synonyms
Sheer Thursday · Holy Thursday · Great and Holy Thursday · White Thursday · Covenant Thursday · Green Thursday · Thursday of Mysteries · Skire Thursday
Translations (68)
la dies cenae Domini (Thursday before Easter) · fo skírisdagur (Thursday before Easter) · id Kamis Putih (Thursday before Easter) · is skíri dagur (Thursday before Easter) · sl Veliki četrtek (Thursday before Easter) · cs Zelený čtvrtek (Thursday before Easter) · sk Zelený štvrtok (Thursday before Easter) · hu nagycsütörtök (Thursday before Easter) · nn skirtorsdag (Thursday before Easter) · bg Велики Четвъртък (Thursday before Easter) · sh Велики четвртак (Thursday before Easter) · nds-de Greundunnerdag (Thursday before Easter) · ta வியாகுல வியாழன் (Thursday before Easter) · cy dydd Iau Cablyd (Thursday before Easter) · hy Ավագ հինգշաբթի (Thursday before Easter) · nds-de Grööndonnerdag (Thursday before Easter) · de Gründonnerstag (Thursday before Easter) · nds-de Grööndonnersdag (Thursday before Easter) · lt Didžiojo ketvirtadienio (Thursday before Easter) · lv Zaļā Ceturtdiena (Thursday before Easter) · nds-de Gröndunnersdag (Thursday before Easter) · cmn 濯足節 /濯足节 (Thursday before Easter) · ml പെസഹാ വ്യാഴം (Thursday before Easter) · gl Xoves Santo (Thursday before Easter) · it Giovedì santo (Thursday before Easter) · nds-de Grööndunnersdag (Thursday before Easter) · nb skjærtorsdag (Thursday before Easter) · pox b́olĕ perĕndan (Thursday before Easter) · gv Jerdein Chorp Chreest (Thursday before Easter) · es Jueves Santo (Thursday before Easter) · tl Huwebes Santo (Thursday before Easter) · lb Gréngen Donneschdeg (Thursday before Easter) · ro Joia Mare (Thursday before Easter) · el Μεγάλη Πέμπτη (Thursday before Easter) · is skírdagur (Thursday before Easter) · is skíri Þórsdagur (Thursday before Easter) · nds-de Grööndunnerdag (Thursday before Easter) · gv Jerdein Casherick (Thursday before Easter) · sco Guid Thuirsday (Thursday before Easter) · ca dijous Sant (Thursday before Easter) · mt Ħamis ix-Xirka (Thursday before Easter) · pt Quinta-Feira Santa (Thursday before Easter) · pl Wielki Czwartek (Thursday before Easter) · eu Ostegun Santua (Thursday before Easter) · an Chueves Santo (Thursday before Easter) · sk Veľký štvrtok (Thursday before Easter) · da skærtorsdag (Thursday before Easter) · eo sankta ĵaŭdo (Thursday before Easter) · fi kiirastorstai (Thursday before Easter) · ga Déardaoin Mandála (Thursday before Easter) · et suur neljapäev (Thursday before Easter) · dsb zeleny stwórtk (Thursday before Easter) · non skíriþórsdagr (Thursday before Easter) · ms Khamis Suci (Thursday before Easter) · gd Diardaoin a' Bhrochain Mhóir (Thursday before Easter) · nn skjærtorsdag (Thursday before Easter) · sco Skyre Thuirsday (Thursday before Easter) · ru Страстной четве́рг (Thursday before Easter) · sh Veliki četvrtak (Thursday before Easter) · nl Witte Donderdag (Thursday before Easter) · fr Jeudi saint (Thursday before Easter) · hsb zeleny štwórtk (Thursday before Easter) · sv skärtorsdag (Thursday before Easter) · ka დიდი ხუთშაბათი (Thursday before Easter) · pt Quinta-feira de Endoenças (Thursday before Easter) · ru Великий четве́рг (Thursday before Easter) · gv Jerdein Caisht (Thursday before Easter) · frp Jofs Saint (Thursday before Easter)