Ash Wednesday

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noun
Definitions
  • (Christianity) The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Aschewednysday.

Origin

Middle English

Aschewednysday

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