voetwassing — meaning in English

English meaning

• maundy noun The Christian ceremony held on the Thursday before Easter in which feet are washed and alms are distributed, in imitation of Christ washing his disciples' feet at the Last Supper.

Senses

voetwassing is used for these senses in English:

• maundy (Christianity) The ceremony of washing the feet of poor persons or inferiors, performed as a religious rite on Maundy Thursday in commemoration of Christ's washing the disciples' feet at the Last Supper.

maundy — full definition

1. noun The Christian ceremony held on the Thursday before Easter in which feet are washed and alms are distributed, in imitation of Christ washing his disciples' feet at the Last Supper.
2. noun In Britain, the specially minted silver coins presented by the monarch to selected elderly people on Maundy Thursday; also called Maundy money.