Ash Wednesdays

A form of Ash Wednesday — The Wednesday 46 days before Easter in a given year, (Catholicism) traditionally observed as the beginning of Lent and a day of strict abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of Ash Wednesday
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