Ember Days — • The days at the beginning of the seasons ordered by the Church as days of fast and abstinence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ember Days Ember Days … Catholic encyclopedia
Ember days — Ember Em ber, a. [OE. ymber, AS. ymbren, ymbryne, prop., running around, circuit; ymbe around + ryne a running, fr. rinnan to run. See {Amb }, and {Run}.] Making a circuit of the year of the seasons; recurring in each quarter of the year; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ember-days — /emˈbər dāz/ plural noun The three Fast days (Wednesday, Friday and Saturday) in each quarter, following the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, Holy Cross Day (14 September), and St Lucia s Day (13 December) ORIGIN: OE ymbryne a circuit, from ymb… … Useful english dictionary
Ember days — In the liturgical calendar of the Western Christian churches, Ember days are four separate sets of three days within the same week mdash;specifically, the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday mdash;roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, that… … Wikipedia
Ember Days — The Ember Days are the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after the First Sunday in Lent; Whitsun Day; the 14th of September and the 13th day of December, and are regarded as the Fasts of the four seasons. The time of their observance was… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Ember days — Four groups of three days in the Church calendar during which fasting was observed, i.e. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent, *Pentecost, Holy Cross Day (14 September), St Lucy s Day (13 December). Ember Week was one … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Ember days — n.pl. any of the days traditionally reserved for fasting and prayer in the Christian Church, now associated with ordinations. Etymology: OE ymbren (n.), perh. f. ymbryne period f. ymb about + ryne course * * * Ember days, the four periods of… … Useful english dictionary
ember days — This term (derived from a Germanic word for ashes ) refers to the four times (in Latin this is called quatuor tempora) in the year when three days (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) were set aside for prayer, fasting, and abstinence;the… … Glossary of theological terms
Ember Days and Ember Weeks — ▪ Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, four “times” set apart for special prayer and fasting and for the ordination of the clergy. The Ember Weeks are the complete weeks following (1) Holy Cross… … Universalium
Ember Days — In ecclesiastical law, those days which the ancient fathers called quatuor tempora jejunii are of great antiquity in the church. They are observed on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday next after Quadragesima Sunday, or the first Sunday in Lent,… … Black's law dictionary
