Clean Monday
English
Etymology
From the Old Testament reading at sext on this day, Isaiah 1:16, “Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil...”
Proper noun
Clean Monday
- (Christianity) The seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent
- 2010 Feb. 10, New York Times, p. D5:
- Clean Monday, a holiday in Greece, marks the start of the Lenten season.
- 2010 Feb. 10, New York Times, p. D5:
Usage notes
In the Greek and most other denominations of Eastern Orthodoxy, the liturgical day is reckoned according to Jewish practice and so begins at the vespers service on the preceding Sunday evening.
Synonyms
- Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent; Green Monday (Cyprus)
Hyponyms
- Forgiveness Vespers
Related terms
- Clean Week
Translations
First day of the Orthodox Lent
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