Maundy Thursday

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  1. Giovedì Santo (v. anche: giovedì santo)

Etimologia / Derivazione

Formato da maundy e da Thursday ("giovedì").

Il termine maundy (< medio inglese, maunde, attestato nel 1440) deriva dall'antico francese mandé, che a sua volta deriva dal lat. mandatum, ovvero "ordine", in relazione al passo del Vangelo (Giovanni, 15:12) in cui Gesù, durante l'ultima Cena, dice ai suoi Apostoli: "E ora vi do un nuovo ordine (lat. Mandatum novum do vobis): amatevi l'un l'altro" (cfr. lat. dies mandati o Jovis a mandato per "giovedì santo").

Sinonimi

Holy Thursday, Sheer Thursday, Cheer Thursday, Great and Holy Thursday, Great Thursday, Green Thursday, Clean Thursday, Sharp Thursday, Shrift Thursday, Thursday of Mysteries, Thursday of the Holy Supper

Termini correlati

Maundy money, Maundy children, Holy Supper, Easter, Holy Week, Holy Friday, Good Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Monday

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