Clean Monday

proper noun

The seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.

“Holonyms: Clean Week < Lent, Great Lent”

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Pure MondayAsh MondayMonday of LentGreen Monday
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ChristianityThe seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.

    Holonyms: Clean Week < Lent, Great Lent

    1 more example

    Clean Monday, a holiday in Greece, marks the start of the Lenten season.

    2010 February 10, New York Times, page D5

    Synonyms: Pure Monday, Ash Monday, Monday of Lent, Green Monday

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe seventh Monday before Easter, (Eastern Christianity) traditionally regarded as the beginning of Lent or Great Lent.

Similar
Pure MondayAsh MondayMonday of LentGreen Monday
Also see
ash mondaygreen monday

Origin

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...”

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Translations

Greek Καθαρά Δευτέρα
  • Καθαρά Δευτέρα (Kathará Deftéra)First day of the Orthodox Lent
Russian Чи́стый понеде́льник
  • Чи́стый понеде́льник (Čístyj ponedélʹnik)First day of the Orthodox Lent
Cite this entry
APA

Clean Monday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clean%20Monday

MLA

“Clean Monday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clean%20Monday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Clean Monday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Clean%20Monday.

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