maundy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɔːn.di/
Noun
maundy (countable and uncountable, plural maundies)
- (obsolete) A commandment.
- (obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
- (Christianity) The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
- (Christianity) The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.
Synonyms
- (foot-washing ceremony): nipter
Derived terms
Translations
commandment — see commandment
sacrament of the Lord's supper
ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors
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office to be read during the foot-washing ceremony
References
- maundy in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Further reading
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