Why is this word used for the day of the Last Supper? Is it from Latin?
2007-04-03 13:05:29 · 8 answers · asked by Heloise 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The word Maundy, used only in this context, is generally held to be derived through Middle English, and Old French mandé, from the Latin mandatum, the first word of the phrase "Mandatum novum do vobis ut diligatis invicem sicut dilexi vos" (A new commandment I give unto you, that you love one another as I have loved you), the statement by Jesus in the Gospel of John (13:34) by which Jesus explained to the Apostles the significance of his action of washing their feet. The phrase is used as the antiphon sung during the "Mandatum" ceremony of the washing of the feet, which may be held during Mass or at another time as a separate event, during which a priest or bishop (representing Christ) ceremonially washes the feet of others, typically 12 persons chosen as a cross-section of the community.
Others argue that the term is derived from the word maund, from Old French mendier, which in turn comes from Latin mendicare (to beg). The name "Maundy Thursday" would thus have arisen in England because of the custom whereby each year on this day the sovereign gives alms to selected poor people in a container also called a "maund" or "maundy purse".
2007-04-03 13:11:02 · answer #1 · answered by completelysurroundedbyimbeciles 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Maundy Thursday means : the Thursday before Easter observed in commemoration of the institution of the Eucharist
2007-04-03 13:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Does Maundy Thursday Mean
2017-01-05 15:14:19 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pastor Billy says: Maudy has English origins
it is the Thursday before Easter when the British King or queen give out specially minted coins to a group of people at a public ceremony.
from the Latin madatum novum "new commandment"
2007-04-03 13:14:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maundy means "holy"
2007-04-03 13:11:07 · answer #5 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What Does Maundy Mean
2016-10-01 10:29:18 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10068a.htm
this should cover the word and any other question you may have regarding maundy thursday.
2007-04-03 13:11:57 · answer #7 · answered by fenian1916 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "I made up this word so I could try to get another day off from work for 'religious reasons' ".
That's why you should just make up your own religion.
2007-04-03 13:11:20 · answer #8 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋