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holy thursday

ho·ly Thurs·day
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoh-lee thurz-dey, -dee]
    • /ˈhoʊ li ˈθɜrz deɪ, -di/
    • /ˈhəʊli ˈθɜːzdeɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoh-lee thurz-dey, -dee]
    • /ˈhoʊ li ˈθɜrz deɪ, -di/

Definitions of holy thursday words

  • noun holy thursday Ascension Day. 1
  • noun holy thursday the Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. 1
  • noun holy thursday day before Good Friday 1
  • noun holy thursday the Thursday before Easter 0
  • noun holy thursday Ascension Day 0
See all 5 definitions of holy thursday

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Origin of holy thursday

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English; Old English

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Parts of speech for Holy thursday

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Holy thursday

holy thursday popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for holy thursday

noun holy thursday

  • ascension day — the 40th day after Easter, when the Ascension of Christ into heaven is celebrated
  • maundy thursday — the Thursday of Holy Week, commemorating Jesus' Last Supper and His washing of the disciples' feet upon that day.
All 2 Synonyms of holy thursday

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