Triduum - "a series of special religious observances over a three-day period, in preparation for a great feast.” From the Latin numeral tres, tria meaning “three,” and the Latin noun dies, diei meaning “day.” (All information is from
www.wikipedia.org,
www.etymonline.com and/or
www.dictionary.com).
RELATED WORDS/PHRASES – Tridentine (related to the Council of Trent; Tridentum is Latin for “Trent”)
OTHER NOTES OF INTEREST FOR THE WEEK:
“Maundy Thursday” is another name for Holy Thursday, the day that initiates the Triduum; Maundy refers to the act of foot-washing and the word itself is derived from the Latin verb mando, mandare, mandavi, mandatum meaning “command, order.”
A similar-looking verb, but definitely not the same one, mando, mandere, mandi, mansum meaning “to chew” is related to words like “mandible (jawbone).”
And so no, “Maundy Thursday” is not how Apollonia names the days of the week in English in
The Godfather :)
GUESS THE APHORISM: Curiosity... (scroll for answer)
Answer: ...killed the cat.