TENEBRAE

Etymology

Proper noun

Tenebrae

(Christianity) A Christian religious service celebrated by the Western Church on the evening before or early morning of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, involving the gradual extinguishing of candles while a series of readings and psalms are chanted or recited.

Source: Wiktionary

Ten"e*bræ, n. Etym: [L., pl., darkness.] (R. C. Ch.)

Definition: The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week, commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, instead of on the following days.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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