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maundy

/ˈmɔːn.di/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A commandment.
  2. The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
  3. The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
  4. The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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