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triduum
[ trij-oo-uhm, trid-yoo- ]
noun
- a series of special religious observances over a three-day period, in preparation for a great feast.
triduum
/ ˈtrɪdjʊəm; ˈtraɪ- /
noun
- RC Church a period of three days for prayer before a feast
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of triduum1
Example Sentences
Easter is the third day of the larger three-day festival known as Holy Triduum, which begins on the evening of Maundy Thursday, marking the night of Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples.
The Great Vigil of Easter, the last of the three great liturgies of the Holy Triduum.
The procession is part of the Church's Easter triduum festival.
Triduum, trid′ū-um, n. a space of three days: a three days' service of prayer preparatory to a saint's day, &c.—adj.
Tertia Strongyle, a Lipara millia passuum ad exortum solis vergens, in qua regnavit �olus, qu� � Lipara liquidiore flamma tantum differt: e cujus fumo equinam flaturi sint venti, in triduum pr�dicere incol� traduntur; unde ventos �olo paruisse existimatum.
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