Difference between revisions of "Thursday"
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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_63458" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_63458" /> == | ||
<p> (Anglo-Saxon Thors-daeg, i.e. Thor's Day), the [[Dies]] Jovis of the | <p> (Anglo-Saxon Thors-daeg, i.e. Thor's Day), the [[Dies]] Jovis of the Roman calendar, and sacred, in the Northern mythology, to Thor. It is called in German Donnerstag, thunder day. In the early Church, [[Augustine]] complained that some of the [[Christians]] persisted in keeping Thursday as a holyday in honor of Jupiter. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80466" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80466" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding Friday.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
(Anglo-Saxon Thors-daeg, i.e. Thor's Day), the Dies Jovis of the Roman calendar, and sacred, in the Northern mythology, to Thor. It is called in German Donnerstag, thunder day. In the early Church, Augustine complained that some of the Christians persisted in keeping Thursday as a holyday in honor of Jupiter.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]
Fifth day of the week, dedicated to Thor ( q. v .).
