Sheer Thursday
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Sheer Thursday is an alternative name for Maundy Thursday, the Christian holy day commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before his crucifixion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheer Thursday canonical | 2 |
| Green Thursday | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T819439 — 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: Sheer Thursday Context triple: [Maundy Thursday, hasAlternativeName, Sheer Thursday]
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A.
Fell on Black Days
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B.
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C.
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D.
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- 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: Sheer Thursday Target entity description: Sheer Thursday is an alternative name for Maundy Thursday, the Christian holy day commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before his crucifixion.
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A.
Fell on Black Days
"Fell on Black Days" is a dark, introspective grunge song by Soundgarden, written and sung by Chris Cornell and released on their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
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B.
And Another Thing...
And Another Thing... is the sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, written by Eoin Colfer as a continuation of Douglas Adams's iconic comic science fiction saga.
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C.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
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D.
Out of the Blue
Out of the Blue is a short-lived late-1970s American sitcom featuring a guardian angel on Earth, best known today for its loose connection to the hit series Happy Days.
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E.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian holy day
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
preparation for Easter
ⓘ
purification ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
agony in the Garden of Gethsemane (following the supper)
ⓘ
linked to:
Agony in the Garden
|
| associatedWithPractice |
celebration of the Eucharist
ⓘ
reservation of the Blessed Sacrament ⓘ stripping of the altar ⓘ washing of the feet ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Passion of Christ ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
Last Supper ⓘ |
| commemoratesEventWith | disciples of Jesus ⓘ |
| dateDeterminedBy | date of Easter ⓘ |
| follows | Spy Wednesday ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Maundy Thursday ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | moveable feast ⓘ |
| hasCommandmentTheme | "new commandment" to love one another ⓘ |
| hasEtymologyRelatedTo | word "sheer" meaning "pure" or "clean" ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor |
violet
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalRank |
Solemnity in the Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Solemnity
|
| hasTheme |
Eucharist
ⓘ
linked to:
Holy Eucharist
commandment of love ⓘ humility ⓘ institution of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ priesthood of Christ ⓘ service ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| linkedToBiblicalPassage |
Gospel accounts of the Last Supper
ⓘ
John 13 (washing of the disciples’ feet) ⓘ |
| marksEndOf | Lenten fast for some traditions ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Christians
ⓘ
linked to:
Christianity
|
| observedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Lutheran churches ⓘ
linked to:
European Lutheran churches
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Western Christianity ⓘ many Protestant churches ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
crucifixion of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Crucifixion of Jesus
|
| occursInSeason | Lent ⓘ |
| occursOn | Thursday before Easter Sunday ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy Week
ⓘ
Paschal Triduum ⓘ |
| precedes | Good Friday ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheer Thursday Description of subject: Sheer Thursday is an alternative name for Maundy Thursday, the Christian holy day commemorating the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples before his crucifixion.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sheer Thursday