"Tenebrae" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈtɛnəˌbɹeɪ/, /ˈtɛnəˌbɹiː/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin tenebrae (“shadows, darkness”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*temH-}}, {{lbor|en|la|tenebrae||shadows, darkness}} Learned borrowing from Latin tenebrae (“shadows, darkness”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Tenebrae
  1. (Christianity) A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited. Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: Tenebræ
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