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triduum [trij-oo-uh m, trid-yoo-] ExamplesWord Origin noun Roman Catholic Church.
- a series of special religious observances over a three-day period, in preparation for a great feast.
Origin of triduum 1880–85; Latin trīduum period of three days, equivalent to trī- tri- + -duum *diwom, akin to diēs day (long i perhaps after postrīdiē on the following day) Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for triduum Historical Examples of triduum
Without a procession, however, the Triduum of the great Pope of the Crusades was a great success in 1882.
William Henry Hurlbert
British Dictionary definitions for triduum triduum noun
- RC Church a period of three days for prayer before a feast
Word Origin for triduum C19: Latin, perhaps from triduum spatium a space of three days Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
