Maundy Thursday

Definition: Maundy Thursday

Maundy Thursday

Noun

1. The Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper.

Date "Maundy Thursday" was first used: 1440. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Maundy Thursday

Domain	Definitions
Literature	Maundy Thursday The day before Good Friday is so called from the Latin dies mandati (the day of Christ's great mandate). After He had washed His disciples' feet, He said, "A new commandment give I unto you, that ye love one another" (St. John xiii. 34). Spelman derives it from maund (a basket), because on the day before the great fast all religious houses and good Catholics brought out their broken food in maunds to distribute to the poor. This custom in many places gave birth to a fair, as the Tombland fair of Norwich, held on the plain before the Cathedral Close. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Maundy Thursday

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

In the Christian calendar, Maundy Thursday is the English version of 'Holy Thursday,' the Thursday before Easter. It celebrates Jesus's last supper before his execution. Outside English-speaking countries it is universally known as Holy Thursday.

The Middle English word 'Maundy,' used only in this context, derives from Old French mandé from Latin mandamentum or 'commandment,' in reference to the opening words of the Catholic liturgy for this day, Mandatum novum do vobis 'a new commandment I give unto you' (John xiii:34), words spoken by Jesus to the Apostles after washing their feet in preparation for the Last Supper.

See also: Maundy money

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Synonym: Maundy Thursday

Synonym: Holy Thursday (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Maundy Thursday

Specialty definitions using "Maundy Thursday": Maundrel, Maunds ♦ White Ladies. (references)

Etymologies containing "Maundy Thursday": mandate, Maundy. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Maundy Thursday

Domain	Title
Books	Getting Our Feet Wet: Liturgical Dramas for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday (reference) In the Upper Room: A Drama for Maundy Thursday (reference) Into Your Hands: A Maundy Thursday Service (reference) Maundy Thursday (reference) Table Talk: A Maundy Thursday Resource (reference) (more book examples)

Music	Music for Maundy Thursday (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Use in Literature: Maundy Thursday

Title	Author	Quote
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He wrote a hymn for Maundy Thursday.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Maundy Thursday

Subject	Topic	Quote
Travel	Denmark	Note that the dates of Denmark's spring holidays - Maundy Thursday through Whit-Monday - will vary from year to year, while the date of Constitution Day is fixed. (references)
	Denmark	January 1 (New Year's Day), April 12 (Maundy Thursday), April 13 (Good Friday), April 16 (Easter Monday), May 11 (Prayer Day), May 24 (Ascension Day), June 4 (Whit Monday), June 5 (Constitution Day), December 24 (Christmas Eve), December 25 (Christmas Day), December 26 (Second Christmas Day), December 31 (New Years Eve). (references)
	Philippines	All offices close during the following public holidays: January 1, New Year's Day; April 9, Bataan & Corregidor Day and Heroism Day; Easter Holidays, which include Maundy Thursday and Good Friday; May 1, Labor Day; June 12, Independence Day; August 27, National Heroes Day; November 1, All Saints' Day; November 30, Bonifacio Day; December 25, Christmas Day; and December 30, Rizal Day. (references)
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Maundy Thursday

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
maundy thursday	14
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Modern Translations: Maundy Thursday

Language		Translations for "Maundy Thursday"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		zelený ètvrtek. (various references)

Danish		Skaertorsdag. (various references)

Dutch		Witte Donderdag. (various references)

Esperanto		Sankta ĵaŭdo. (various references)

Finnish		kiirastorstai. (various references)

French		Jeudi saint. (various references)

German		Gründonnerstag. (various references)

Greek		μεγάλη πέμπτη. (various references)

Hungarian		nagycsütörtök (holy thursday). (various references)

Italian		Giovedì Santo. (various references)

Papiamen		Huebes santu. (various references)

Pig Latin		aundymay ursdaythay

Portuguese		Quinta-feira Santa. (various references)

Russian		страстной четверг. (various references)

Spanish		Jueves Santo. (various references)

Swedish		skärtorsdag. (various references)

Thai		วันพฤหัสก่อนวันอีสเตอร์. (various references)

Turkish		paskalya öncesi perşembe. (various references)
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Ancestral Language Translations: Maundy Thursday

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Feria quinta in Cena Domini, mandatum. (various references)
Middle English	1100-1500	maunde. (various references)
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Anagrams: Maundy Thursday

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-d-d-h-m-n-r-s-t-u-u-y-y"
	-5 letters: hardstand.
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