triduum

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/ˈtɹɪ.dju.əm/

noun

A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).

OriginLatin trīduum →
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Meanings

nountriduum (plural triduums or tridua)

plural triduums · plural tridua

  1. A period of three days (especially in Roman Catholic liturgy).

    I’m much more comfortable on Maundy Thursday, the beginning of the Triduum, the holiest three days in the Christian calendar.

    2023 April 8, Esau McCaulley, “On Hope, Hate and the Most Radical Claim of the Easter Season”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Latintrīduum
  2. Englishtriduum

Borrowed from Latin trīduum, from trēs (“three”) + diēs (“day”).

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Translations

Catalan tridu
  • tridua period of three days
French triduum
  • triduuma period of three days
German Triduum
  • Triduuma period of three days
Irish tréan
  • tréana period of three days
Polish triduum
  • triduuma period of three days
Portuguese tríduo
  • tríduoa period of three days
Spanish triduo
  • triduoa period of three days
Welsh triduum
  • triduuma period of three days
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APA

triduum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triduum

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“triduum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triduum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “triduum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/triduum.

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