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Rose Sunday
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Etymology
From the customary use of this Sunday by the popes to bless the golden rose offered as thanks to important friends of the Roman Catholic Church. Presumably a calque of an informal Latin or Italian name for the day.
Proper noun
- (dated) Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.
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