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Shrovetide

Shrovetide Meaning & Definition
Shrovetide Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shrovetide?

[n] immediately preceding Lent

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See Also | church calendar | ecclesiastical calendar | Mardi Gras | pancake day | season | Shrove Tuesday

Shrovetide In Webster's Dictionary

\Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.] The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.

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