maundy

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mandatum. Doublet of mandate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːn.di/

Noun

maundy (countable and uncountable, plural maundies)

1. (obsolete) A commandment.
2. (obsolete) The sacrament of the Lord's supper.
3. (Christianity) The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
4. (Christianity) The office appointed to be read during the religious ceremony of foot-washing.

Synonyms

• (foot-washing ceremony): nipter

Derived terms

• Maundy Thursday

Translations

commandment — see commandment

sacrament of the Lord's supper

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors

• Dutch: voetwassing (nl) f
• Portuguese: lava-pés m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

office to be read during the foot-washing ceremony

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

References

• “maundy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Further reading

• foot washing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Munday, dayumn