Sheer Thursday

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Sheer Thursday is an alternative name for Maundy Thursday, the Christian holy day commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before his crucifixion.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian holy day
religious observance
associatedWithConcept preparation for Easter
purification
associatedWithEvent agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (following the supper) NERFINISHED
associatedWithPractice celebration of the Eucharist
reservation of the Blessed Sacrament
stripping of the altar
washing of the feet
chronologicallyPrecedes Passion of Christ NERFINISHED
commemorates Jesus Christ NERFINISHED
Last Supper NERFINISHED
commemoratesEventWith disciples of Jesus
dateDeterminedBy date of Easter
follows Spy Wednesday NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Maundy Thursday NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalStatus moveable feast
hasCommandmentTheme "new commandment" to love one another
hasEtymologyRelatedTo word "sheer" meaning "pure" or "clean"
hasLiturgicalColor violet
white
hasLiturgicalRank Solemnity in the Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
hasTheme Eucharist NERFINISHED
commandment of love
humility
institution of the Lord’s Supper
priesthood of Christ
service
languageOfName English
linkedToBiblicalPassage Gospel accounts of the Last Supper
John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet) NERFINISHED
marksEndOf Lenten fast for some traditions
observedBy Christians NERFINISHED
observedIn Anglican Communion NERFINISHED
Lutheran churches NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED
Western Christianity NERFINISHED
many Protestant churches
occursBefore crucifixion of Jesus NERFINISHED
occursInSeason Lent NERFINISHED
occursOn Thursday before Easter Sunday
partOf Holy Week NERFINISHED
Paschal Triduum NERFINISHED
precedes Good Friday NERFINISHED
religion Christianity

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maundy Thursday hasAlternativeName Sheer Thursday