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proper noun
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proper nounSynonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.
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From the relaxation in Lenten abstinence customarily accepted on this Sunday midway through the season. See also Sunday of the Five Loaves and Simnel Sunday.
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Refreshment Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Refreshment%20Sunday
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“Refreshment Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Refreshment%20Sunday. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Refreshment Sunday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Refreshment%20Sunday.
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