Ash Wednesday
(Christianity) first day of Lent (40 day period leading up to Easter) | ||||
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Ash Wednesday Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Ash Wednesday
The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
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Ash Wednesday
Noun
1. the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
(hypernym) Christian holy day
(part-holonym) Lent, Lententide
Noun
1. the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
(hypernym) Christian holy day
(part-holonym) Lent, Lententide
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ash wednesday
ash wednesday
\ash` wednes"day\ (ăsh` w&ebreve;nz"d&asl;). the first day of lent; -- so called from a custom in the roman catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
ash wednesday
n : the 7th wednesday before easter; the first day of lent; the day following mardi gras (`fat tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance [syn: ash wednesday]
ash wednesday
\ash` wednes"day\ (ăsh` w&ebreve;nz"d&asl;). the first day of lent; -- so called from a custom in the roman catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
ash wednesday
n : the 7th wednesday before easter; the first day of lent; the day following mardi gras (`fat tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance [syn: ash wednesday]
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
Ash Wednesday
Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
Céadaoin an Luaithrigh
Ash Wednesday Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
Ash Wednesday
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Ash Wednesday Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Ash Wednesday
In the Western Christian calendar, Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent and occurs forty-six days before Easter. It falls on different dates from year to year, according to the date of Easter; it can occur as early as February 4 or as late as March 10.
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