Maundy Thursday

noun

Maun·dy Thursday | \ˈmȯn-dē-,

ˈmän-\

Definition of Maundy Thursday

: the Thursday before Easter observed in commemoration of the institution of the Eucharist

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Maundy Thursday

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Christian religion : the Thursday before Easter

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