ash wednesday

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1. The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents. Source: opted
2. n. the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (‘Fat Tuesday’); a day of fasting and repentance Source: wordnet
3. The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents. Source: webster
4. The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the RomanCatholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads ofpenitents. Source: adambom

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