"Alb Sunday" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Ecclesiastical Latin Dominica in Albīs, itself a contraction of Dominica in Albīs dēpōnendīs or dēpositīs, “Sunday for putting away the white things”, so called because, in the early church, those who had been baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday their white albs which had been put on after baptism. Etymology templates: {{der|en|EL.|Dominica in Albīs}} Ecclesiastical Latin Dominica in Albīs, {{m|la|Dominica in Albīs dēpōnendīs}} Dominica in Albīs dēpōnendīs, {{m|la|dēpositīs}} dēpositīs Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Alb Sunday}} Alb Sunday
  1. (Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter Sunday. Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: Divine Mercy Sunday [Roman-Catholicism, Catholicism, Christianity], Low Sunday, White Sunday
    Sense id: en-Alb_Sunday-en-name-KnIHPAAc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: Christianity

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