Rose Sunday

English

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

Rose Sunday

  1. (dated) Synonym of Mothering Sunday: the fourth Sunday in Lent.
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