maundy
/ˈmɔːn.di/ · noun
Meaning
- A commandment.
- The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
- 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.
- The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.
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