Ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday

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• Maundy Thursday — noun Etymology: Middle English maunde ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday, from Anglo French mandet, from Latin mandatum command; from Jesus words in John 13:34 more at mandate Date: 15th century the Thursday before Easter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Maundy Thursday — The Mystical Supper, Icon by Simon Ushakov (1685). Also called Holy Thursday Covenant Thursday Great and Holy Thursday Thursday of Mysteries …   Wikipedia

• Maundy Thursday — [môn′dē] n. [ME maunde, ceremony of washing the feet of the poor < OFr mandé < LL(Ec) mandatum, commandment of God < L (see MANDATE): from use of mandatum at the beginning of the prayer for washing the feet, commemorating Jesus washing… …   English World dictionary

• Maundy Thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus Last Supper and His washing of the disciples feet upon that day. [1400 50; late ME] * * * ▪ religious holiday also called  Holy Thursday   the Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of… …   Universalium

• Washing of Feet and Hands — • Owing to the general use of sandals in Eastern countries the washing of the feet was almost everywhere recognized from the earliest times as a duty of courtesy to be shown to guests Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Washing of Feet and …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Maundy Thursday — Maun|dy Thurs|day [ˌmo:ndi ˈθə:zdi, deı US ˌmo:ndi ˈθə:rz ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: maundy Christian ceremony of washing poor people s feet , from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum command ] the Thursday before Easter …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Maundy — Maun dy, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.] 1. The sacrament of the Lord s Supper. [Obs.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. The alms distributed in connection with this… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Maundy money — legally called the Queen s Maundy money [ [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/RevisedStatutes/Acts/ukpga/1971/cukpga 19710024 en 1 Coinage Act 1971 (c.24) ] ] is a welcoming British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed, i …   Wikipedia

• maundy — /ˈmɔndi/ (say mawndee) noun 1. the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, especially commemorating Jesus washing of the disciples feet on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week. 2. Also, maundy money. British money distributed as alms in… …  

• maundy — /mawn dee/, n. 1. the ceremony of washing the feet of the poor, esp. commemorating Jesus washing of His disciples feet on Maundy Thursday. 2. Also called maundy money. money distributed as alms in conjunction with the ceremony of maundy or on… …   Universalium

• maundy — noun a) The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christs washing the disciples feet at the Last Supper. b) The office appointed to be read during the… …   Wiktionary