English Explanatory Dictionary

Spy Wednesday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of Holy Wednesday.

Word forms

Spy Wednesday Spy Wednesdays

Etymology

From the idea that Judas Iscariot was spying on Jesus before betraying him. The Middle Irish equivalent, Cédaín in Braith ["Wednesday of Betrayal" or "Spy Wednesday"], is attested in the 15th-century Leabhar Breac.

Synonyms

Holy Wednesday
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