"Holy Wednesday" meaning in All languages combined

See Holy Wednesday on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Holy Wednesday.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Holy Wednesdays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Holy Wednesday}} Holy Wednesday (plural Holy Wednesdays)
  1. The Wednesday four days before Easter Sunday. Wikidata QID: Q386130 Synonyms: Good Wednesday, Spy Wednesday Translations (day): Miercres Santo [masculine] (Aragonese), Asteazken santu [singular] (Basque), Sazometná středa [feminine] (Czech), Schortelwoensdag [masculine] (Dutch), kellokeskiviikko (Finnish), Mercredi saint (French), Karmittwoch [masculine] (German), Μεγάλη Τετάρτη (Megáli Tetárti) [feminine] (Greek), nagyszerda (Hungarian), Céadaoin an Bhraith [feminine] (Irish), Mercoledì Santo [masculine] (Italian), Erbgħa tat-Tniebri [masculine] (Maltese), Wielka Środa [feminine] (Polish), Quarta-feira Santa [feminine] (Portuguese), Quarta-feira de Trevas [feminine] (Portuguese), Miercurea Mare [feminine] (Romanian), Вели́кая Среда́ (Velíkaja Sredá) [feminine] (Russian), Страстна́я Среда́ (Strastnája Sredá) [feminine] (Russian), Miércoles Santo [masculine] (Spanish), dymmelonsdag [common-gender] (Swedish), Miyerkoles Santo (Tagalog)

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          "word": "Holy Monday"
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