English Explanatory Dictionary

Rose Sunday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Rose Sunday

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

Mothering Sunday
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