Meanings
nounShrovetide (plural Shrovetides)
plural Shrovetides
- The three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.
Synonyms: fastens, fasterns-een, fastgang-tide
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe three days immediately preceding Lent; Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday, preceding Ash Wednesday.
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Catalan Carnestoltes
- Carnestoltesperiod of three days
Czech masopust
- masopustperiod of three days
Danish fastelavn
- fastelavnperiod of three days
Estonian vastlad, võinädal
- vastladperiod of three days
- võinädalperiod of three days
Finnish laskiainen, voiviikko
- laskiainenperiod of three days
- voiviikkoperiod of three days
German Fastnachtszeit, Fastnacht
- Fastnachtszeitperiod of three days
- Fastnachtperiod of three days
- Faschingperiod of three days
- Karnevalperiod of three days
Irish an Inid
- an Inidperiod of three days
Norwegian Bokmål fastelavn
- fastelavnperiod of three days
Polish ostatki, zapusty
- ostatkiperiod of three days
- zapustyperiod of three days
- mięsopustperiod of three days
Portuguese entrudo
- entrudoperiod of three days
Russian ма́сленица, ма́сленая неде́ля
- ма́сленица (máslenica)period of three days
- ма́сленая неде́ля (máslenaja nedélja)period of three days
Slovak fašiangy, mäsopust
- fašiangyperiod of three days
- mäsopustperiod of three days
Spanish carnestolendas
- carnestolendasperiod of three days
Swedish fastlagen
- fastlagenperiod of three days
Ukrainian ма́сниця
- ма́сниця (másnycja)period of three days
Welsh Ynyd
- Ynydperiod of three days
Cite this entry
APA
Shrovetide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shrovetide
MLA
“Shrovetide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shrovetide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shrovetide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shrovetide.
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