Holy Wednesday
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Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holy Wednesday canonical | 4 |
| Great and Holy Wednesday | 2 |
| Holy and Great Wednesday | 1 |
| Wednesday of Holy Week | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T707456 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Wednesday Context triple: [Holy Week, includesDay, Holy Wednesday]
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A.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
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B.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
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C.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
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D.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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E.
Holy Tuesday
Holy Tuesday is the third day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating Jesus’ teachings and controversies in Jerusalem leading up to his crucifixion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Wednesday Target entity description: Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.
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A.
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday is the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of the penitential season of Lent, observed with fasting, prayer, and the imposition of ashes on the forehead.
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B.
Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday is the Christian observance between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, commemorating Jesus Christ’s body resting in the tomb and marking the final day of Holy Week.
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C.
Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday is a Christian holy day commemorating Jesus Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples, observed during Holy Week before Easter.
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D.
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, marking the start of Holy Week before Easter.
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E.
Holy Tuesday
Holy Tuesday is the third day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating Jesus’ teachings and controversies in Jerusalem leading up to his crucifixion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
liturgical observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Good Wednesday
ⓘ
Great and Holy Wednesday ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Wednesday
Holy and Great Wednesday ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Wednesday
Spy Wednesday ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice |
Tenebrae services
ⓘ
fasting ⓘ penitential prayer ⓘ processions in some countries ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Judas Iscariot arranging to betray Jesus
ⓘ
plot of the chief priests and elders against Jesus ⓘ |
| dateRelativeTo |
Easter Sunday
ⓘ
linked to:
Resurrection Sunday
|
| follows | Holy Tuesday ⓘ |
| hasGospelReading |
account of Judas agreeing to betray Jesus
ⓘ
anointing of Jesus at Bethany ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor |
purple
ⓘ
violet ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalSeason |
Lent
ⓘ
Paschal Triduum preparation ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Mercoledì Santo
ⓘ
linked to:
Mercredi Saint
Mercredi Saint ⓘ Miércoles Santo ⓘ
linked to:
Mercredi Saint
Spy Wednesday (English traditional name) ⓘ
linked to:
Spy Wednesday
|
| linkedToEvent |
Crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
Passion of Jesus ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | weekday of Holy Week ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Lutheran Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Lutheranism
Methodist Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Methodist churches
Oriental Orthodox Churches ⓘ
linked to:
Oriental Orthodoxy
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
other Western Christian denominations ⓘ |
| observedIn |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Western Christianity ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
Great Week in Eastern tradition
ⓘ
final week of Lent in Western tradition ⓘ |
| occursIn |
Christian liturgical calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Christian liturgical year
|
| occursOn | Wednesday before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf | Holy Week ⓘ |
| precedes | Maundy Thursday ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
foreknowledge of Christ
ⓘ
human sin and betrayal ⓘ preparation for the Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Judas Iscariot
ⓘ
betrayal of Jesus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Wednesday Description of subject: Holy Wednesday is the midweek day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, traditionally associated with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Holy Wednesday
linked to: Holy Wednesday
linked to: Holy Wednesday
linked to: Holy Wednesday