tenebrae

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Synonyms: terebrae, tenebrose, tenebrize, teneral, terebra, terebrate, tenebrio, sternebrae, terebras, tenere, tenebr

Antonyms: terebrae, tenebrose, tenebrize, teneral, terebra, terebrate, tenebrio, sternebrae, terebras, tenere, tenebr

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Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity}} 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 [[extinguish]]ing of [[candle]]s while a series of readings and [[psalm]]s are chanted or recited.

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