"Holy Thursday" meaning in English

See Holy Thursday in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Middle English Holy Thursday, holy Thurysday, hooly þursday, haly þorsday, Hallʒhe Þurrsdaʒʒ, equivalent to holy + Thursday. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Holy Thursday}} Middle English Holy Thursday, {{af|en|holy|Thursday}} holy + Thursday Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Holy Thursday}} Holy Thursday
  1. (Christianity) Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter Categories (topical): Christianity, Easter, Holidays
    Sense id: en-Holy_Thursday-en-name-O0J3TCxw Disambiguation of Easter: 81 19 Disambiguation of Holidays: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: Christianity
  2. (now rare) Ascension Day Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Holy_Thursday-en-name-1zAwU1OR
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