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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 customary use of this Sunday by the popes to bless the golden rose offered as thanks to important friends of the Roman Catholic Church. Presumably a calque of an informal Latin or Italian name for the day.
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Rose Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rose%20Sunday
MLA
“Rose Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rose%20Sunday. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rose Sunday,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rose%20Sunday.
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