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feria

feria

9.9
A weekday in the church calendar with no feast
  • noun
  • /ˈfɛr.i.ə/
  • Specialized
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  • Today is a feria.

Examples

  • Secunda feria referred to Monday, while Dominicus meant Sunday.

  • There is no feast today; it is a simple feria in the liturgical calendar.

  • In the medieval church calendar, each feria was marked by specific prayers and readings.

  • This feria is peaceful.

  • In the Christian calendar, Monday is often considered a feria without any special observance.

  • During the feria, there are no scheduled church events, making it a quiet day for reflection.

  • The priest explained that a feria is simply an ordinary weekday in the liturgical year.

Surface Forms

feria singular
ferias plural

Etymology

The word feria comes from the Latin feria meaning 'holiday' or 'festival'. In church calendars, special feast days had names, so a feria came to mean a plain weekday with no feast, which is why it now means an ordinary liturgical day.