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Meaning of Tenebrae | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈtɛnəˌbɹeɪ

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

tenebrescence tenebrionid tenebrionoid tenebrism tenebrist tenebrity

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