Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spy wednesday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: spy wednes-day
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Holy Wednesday.

Example Sentences

"CATHEDRAL. Spy-Wednesday—Evening Office of Tenebrae, at 5½ o'clock."
"On Spy Wednesday 1916 Thomas McDonagh gave B Company, 2nd Battalion, Irish Volunteers a pep talk."

Etymology

From the idea that Judas Iscariot was spying on Jesus before betraying him. The Middle Irish equivalent, Cédaín in Braith ["Wednesday of Betrayal" or "Spy Wednesday"], is attested in the 15th-century Leabhar Breac.

Inflected Forms

Spy Wednesdays (plural)

Synonyms

Holy Wednesday

Questions

What does spy wednesday mean?: Synonym of Holy Wednesday.
Where does spy wednesday come from?: From the idea that Judas Iscariot was spying on Jesus before betraying him. The Middle Irish equivalent, Cédaín in Braith ["Wednesday of Betrayal" or "Spy Wednesday"], is attested in the 15th-century Leabhar Breac.

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