The first day of Lent; so called from the custom in the Roman Catholic Church of sprinkling ashes on the heads of penitents on that day.
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > specific Christian festivals > Lent > [noun] > first day of (3) Ash Wednesday1297 The first day of Lent; so called from the custom in the Roman Catholic Church of sprinkling ashes on the heads of penitents on that day. Pulver Wednesday1440 = Ash Wednesday, n. pulvering day1754 The sprinkling of ashes; only in pulvering day n. = Ash Wednesday, n. |
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