Maundy Thursday
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- noun
- /ˈmɔːndi ˈθɜrzdeɪ/
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Jueves Santo
- On Maundy Thursday, many churches hold special services to remember the Last Supper and Jesus' teachings.
- Maundy Thursday service
- Maundy Thursday and Good Friday
- Maundy Thursday service at 7
Examples
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On Maundy Thursday, she would wash the feet of thirteen poor people and give them food, shoes, and thirty sous.
Academic text (2007) -
But still, I take Holy Week pretty seriously, and we had a wonderful Maundy Thursday service.
Blog text (8) -
Any of you know what Maundy Thursday means in Christian churches?
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On Maundy Thursday, after having celebrated the divine mysteries in remembrance of the Last Supper, the faithful continued a long time in prayer.
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This year, we will commemorate Maundy Thursday with a reenactment of the Last Supper at our local church.
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Attending Maundy Thursday services is an important tradition for many Christians as it reflects on the events leading up to Easter.
Synonyms
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The Thursday before Easter when Christians remember the Last Supper
Surface Forms
Morphology
Maundy + Thursday
The element 'Maundy' is an archaic/Latin-derived term whose meaning (relating to a specific Christian commandment/ceremony) is not obvious from the word itself, and knowing 'Thursday' does not signal the Easter/Last Supper association. Because the phrase denotes a culturally specific religious observance rather than a predictable combination of constituent meanings, a B1 learner who knows the parts would not be able to derive the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Maundy Thursday gets its name from Maundy, an old word meaning 'command', because at the Last Supper Jesus gave a new 'command' to love others and washed his friends' feet to show service. That's why the day remembers the Last Supper and the ideas of care and giving, and why some leaders still give money or food on this day.