Shrove Sunday

noun

The Sunday preceding Lent.

Meanings

nounShrove Sunday (plural Shrove Sundays)

plural Shrove Sundays

  1. The Sunday preceding Lent.

Translations

Finnish laskiaissunnuntai
  • laskiaissunnuntaiSunday preceding Lent
German Fastnachtssonntag, Karnevalssonntag
  • FastnachtssonntagSunday preceding Lent
  • KarnevalssonntagSunday preceding Lent
Swedish fastlagssöndagen
  • fastlagssöndagenSunday preceding Lent
Cite this entry
APA

Shrove Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shrove%20Sunday

MLA

“Shrove Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shrove%20Sunday. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shrove Sunday,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shrove%20Sunday.

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