Definition that contains wednesday
- lent a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
- quinquagesima the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
- ash wednesday the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
- lententide a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
- commination prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesday
- quinquagesima sunday the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)