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noun
Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday of Lent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Catholicism, Christianity, Roman-Catholicism
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Synonyms: Mothering Sunday
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Latin Laetare (“Rejoice!”), the first word of the introit of the day's mass, traditionally a Latin translation of Isaiah 66:10.
