MAUNDY THURSDAY


Meaning of MAUNDY THURSDAY in English

[Maun.dy Thursday] n [ME maunde ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday, fr. OF mande, fr. L mandatum command; fr. Jesus' words in John 13:34--more at mandate] (15c): the Thursday before Easter observed in commemoration of the institution of the Eucharist

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