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tenebrae

/ˈtɛnəˌbɹeɪ/

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What does tenebrae mean?

proper noun

  1. 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.
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/ˈtɛnəˌbɹeɪ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈtɛnəˌbɹiː/

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