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APOCREAS

In the Greek Rite corresponds to the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (Sexagesima) and formerly was the last day on which meat might be eaten before Lent.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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