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Chaste Week

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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is an old English term for the period immediately following Ash- Wednesday; so called because the faithful, having just received absolution o Shrove-Tuesday, were expected to remain pure at the commencement of Lent.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Chaste Week'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/chaste-week.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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