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noun
Maundy  n.  
1.
The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. (Obs.)
2.
The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy Thursday.
3.
The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or on Maundy Thursday. Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the "royal maundy" is distributed annually on behalf of the sovereign. Since 1890 this distribution has been made from Westminster Abbey.





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"Maundy" Quotes from Famous Books



... thee, Tabitha! For we have lost, with thee, the meal, The bits, the morsels, and the deal Of gentle paste and yielding dough, That thou on widows did bestow. CHOR. All's gone, and death hath taken Away from us Our maundy; thus ...
— A Selection From The Lyrical Poems Of Robert Herrick • Robert Herrick
... anointing in the Roman Catholic church in baptism, confirmation and ordination, and in the consecrating and blessing of altars, chalices, baptismal water, &c. The consecration of the "chrism" is performed by a bishop, and since the 5th century has taken place on Maundy Thursday. In the Orthodox Church the chrism contains, besides olive oil, many precious spices and perfumes, and is known as "muron" or "myron." The word is sometimes used loosely for the unmixed olive oil used in the sacrament ...
— Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 - "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" • Various


Words linked to "Maundy" :   ceremonial occasion, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, U.K., ceremony, United Kingdom, UK, observance, Maundy Thursday


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