ASH WEDNESDAY
Source: 567
Ash′ Wednes″day (ăsh′ wĕnz″dā̍). The first day of Lent; — so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.
Source: 567
Ash′ Wednes″day (ăsh′ wĕnz″dā̍). The first day of Lent; — so called from a custom in the Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the foreheads of penitents.