Shrovetide

Synonyms for "shrovetide" (14 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
carnivalcarnival seasoncarnivalesque

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)
fat tuesdayfestival periodfestivemardi gras

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
merrypancake daypancake tuesdaypre-lent festivalprelentenshriving periodshriving time

Related word relations

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More general

11 entries
calendar termcultural descriptordayfestivallinguistic termreligious observanceseasonseasonal adjectiveseasonal descriptortemporal descriptortime-bound term

More specific

12 entries
Shrove TuesdayShrovetide feastShrovetide festivitiesShrovetide gamesShrovetide merrimentShrovetide processionsShrovetide revelryShrovetide weekcontinental pre-Lent festivitiesmedieval British Shrovetidepancake breakfastpancake making

Collocations

11 entries
Lent preparationShrove TuesdayShrovetide celebrationscarnival seasonpancake daypre Lent festivalshrovetide customsshrovetide feastshrovetide gamesshrovetide seasonshrovetide traditions

Inflections

3 entries
more shrovetidemost shrovetideshrovetides

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm not a fan of observing Shrovetide for three days, but I greatly enjoy the opportunity to eat pancakes on the final day.

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