Ash Wednesday Definition

noun
The seventh Wednesday before Easter and the first day of Lent, on which many Christians receive a mark of ashes on the forehead as a token of penitence and mortality.
American Heritage
The first day of Lent and seventh Wednesday before Easter.
Webster's New World

A Christian day of penitence, the first day of Lent. It is a movable feast which takes place 40 days before Easter (excluding Sundays).

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Noun

Singular:
Ash Wednesday
Plural:
ash-wednesdays

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