Karwoche

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German

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Etymology

From Middle High German karwoche (literally mourning week).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːɐ̯ˌvɔxə/
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Noun

Karwoche f (genitive Karwoche, plural Karwochen)

  1. (Christianity) Holy Week (week from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday)
    • 2010, Peter Zimmerling, Ein Leben für die Kirche. Zinzendorf als Praktischer Theologe, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht (publ.), page 53.
      Das Bedürfnis, die Karwoche liturgisch auszugestalten, hat ihren Ursprung einmal in den lutherischen Andachten der Passionszeit mit ihren Höhepunkten des Abendsmahls am Gründonnerstag und der Gottesdienstes am Karfreitag.
      The desire to give a liturgical structure to the Holy Week originates from the Lutheran devotionals during Passiontide, with its highpoints in the eucharist on Maundy Thursday and the service on Good Friday.

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