Maundy Thursday的词源

英文词源

Maundy Thursday

Thursday before Easter, mid-15c., from Middle English maunde "the Last Supper," also "ceremony of washing the feet," from Old French mandé, from Latin mandatum "commandment" (see mandate); said to be so called in reference to the opening words of the church service for this day, Mandatum novum do vobis "A new commandment I give unto you" (John xiii:34), words supposedly spoken by Jesus to the Apostles after washing their feet at the Last Supper.

中文词源

Maundy Thursday：濯足星期四

来自中古英语maunde,洗脚礼，来自拉丁语mandatum,命令，吩咐，词源同mandate.来自耶稣在洗脚礼时说的话:”A new commandment I give unto you,That ye love one another;as I have loved you.”即我给你们一个新的吩咐，你们要像我爱你们一样去爱别人。后引申词义濯足礼。

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