Holy Thursday
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- noun
- /ˈhoʊli ˈθɜrzdeɪ/
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Jueves Santo
- Holy Thursday Mass
- Holy Thursday service
- washing feet on Holy Thursday
Examples
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I really invested myself in the services for Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Blog text (8) -
It was Holy Thursday, 2006, at about 2:00 in the afternoon.
Blog text (19) -
I will begin on Holy Thursday in the Christian year 1487, Eastertide for the Christians, Passover for the Jews, a perilous time for all.
Fiction book (1998) -
In my old parish, our priest decided that the best time to surprise the parish with some liturgical dance was during the "silent" contemplation of the cross on Holy Thursday.
Blog text (4) -
During the service on Holy Thursday, we remember the Last Supper of Jesus and his disciples.
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The church held a special Holy Thursday service to commemorate the significance of the Last Supper.
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Many Christians observe Holy Thursday with a traditional meal that reflects on the events of the Last Supper.
Synonyms
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The Thursday before Easter when Christians remember Jesus' Last Supper
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly composed from 'holy' + 'Thursday', so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it denotes a Thursday with religious or sacred significance. However, the specific liturgical meaning (the Thursday before Easter commemorating the Last Supper, often called Maundy Thursday) is a cultural/religious detail not fully predictable from the constituents, making the expression only partially transparent.
Etymology
Holy Thursday comes from Christian tradition: it is the Thursday before Easter when churches remember the 'Last Supper' that Jesus shared with his followers. Because the day marks that special evening, the word Holy, which means 'special' or 'sacred', was added to Thursday, so Holy Thursday now names the sacred Thursday before Easter.