English-Thai Dictionary

shrovetide

N สาม วันก่อน วัน แรก ของ ฤดู กินเจ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHROVE

v.i.To join in the festivities of Shrove-tide. [Obs. ]

 

SHROVE-TIDE

n.[from shrove, pret. of shrive, to take a confession. See Tide and Shrove. ]

 

SHROVE-TUESDAY

Tuesday. Confession-time; confession-Teusday; the Tuesday after Quinquagesima Sunday; or the day immediately preceding the first of Lent, or Ash Wednesday; on which day, all the people of England when of the Catholic religion, were obliged to confess their sins one by one to their parish priests; after which they dined on pancakes or fritters. The latter ppractice still continues. The bell rung on this day is called pancake-bell.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHROVE

SHROVE Shrove,

 

Defn: imp. of Shrive. Shrove Sunday, Quinguagesima Sunday. -- Shrove Tuesday, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday, and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.

 

Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for the people to confess their sins to their parish priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell, and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. P. Cyc.

 

SHROVE

SHROVE Shrove, v. i.

 

Defn: To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make merry. [Obs. ] J. Fletcher.

 

SHROVETIDE

Shrove "tide `, n. Etym: [From shrive to take a confession (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scraf ) + tide. ]

 

Defn: The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and the morning of Ash Wednesday.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shrove

shrove |SHrōv ʃroʊv | past of shrive.

 

Shrovetide

Shrove tide |ˈSHrōvˌtīd ˈʃroʊvˌtaɪd | ▶noun Shrove Tuesday and the two days preceding it, when it was formerly customary to attend confession. ORIGIN late Middle English: of obscure origin; the first element related to shrive .

 

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tues day |SHrōv ʃroʊv ˈt (j )uzdi | ▶noun the day before Ash Wednesday. Though named for its former religious significance, it is chiefly marked by feasting and celebration, which traditionally preceded the observance of the Lenten fast. Compare with Mardi Gras.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shrove

shrove |ʃrəʊv | past of shrive.

 

Shrovetide

Shrove |tide |ˈʃrəʊvtʌɪd | ▶noun Shrove Tuesday and the two days preceding it, when it was formerly customary to attend confession. ORIGIN late Middle English: of obscure origin; the first element related to shrive .

 

Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tues |day |ʃrəʊv | ▶noun the day before Ash Wednesday. Though named for its former religious significance, it is chiefly marked by feasting and celebration, which traditionally preceded the observance of the Lenten fast. Compare with Mardi Gras.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Shrovetide

Shr ó ve t ì de /ʃróʊv -/名詞 ざんげ節 〘聖灰水曜日 (Ash Wednesday )の直前3日 〙.

 

Shrove Tuesday

Shr ò ve T ú esday 名詞 〘聖書 〙ざんげ火曜日 〘聖灰水曜日 (Ash Wednesday )の前日 〙.