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Lætare|liːˈtɛərɪ, laɪˈtɑːrɪ|
[L., imper. sing. of lætārī to rejoice: see quot. 1921.]
attrib. (with Sunday) or ellipt. Mid-Lent Sunday.
1870Brewer Dict. Phr. & Fable 491/1 Lætare Sunday. The fourth Sunday in Lent is so called from the first word of the Introit. 1886E. L. Dorsey Midshipman Bob 6 We would notify the Catholic neighbours the day before ‘Lætare-Sunday’ (as we called our Mass-day). 1921Spectator 19 Feb. 243/2 The Fourth Sunday of Lent or Mothering Sunday, called ‘Laetare’ from the opening word of the Introit. 1951R. Knox Stimuli iii. vi. 100 The Church gives us Laetare Sunday in the middle of Lent. 1974Oxf. Dict. Chr. Ch. (ed. 2) 792/2 Laetare Sunday..is also known as Mothering Sunday and Refreshment Sunday. |