English Explanatory Dictionary

Refreshment Sunday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.

Word forms

Refreshment Sunday

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Mothering Sunday
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on R Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary