Holy Thursday

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Holy Thursday

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From Middle English Holy Thursday, holy Thurysday, hooly þursday, haly þorsday, Hallʒhe Þurrsdaʒʒ, equivalent to holy + Thursday.

proper noun

  1. Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.
  2. archaic Ascension Day, the fortieth day of Easter (that is, after Easter Day).

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"Holy Thursday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/holy%20thursday. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Holy Thursday. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20thursday

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"Holy Thursday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20thursday.

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@misc{holy_thursday_2026,
  title = {Holy Thursday},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20thursday},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}