Meatfare Sunday
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Meatfare Sunday is the Eastern Orthodox Christian feast marking the last day on which meat is eaten before the stricter fasting of Great Lent begins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meatfare Sunday canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1402700 — 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: Meatfare Sunday Context triple: [Triodion, includesServiceFor, Meatfare Sunday]
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A.
Grace After Meals
Grace After Meals is a traditional Jewish prayer recited after eating a bread-based meal to thank God for sustenance and blessings.
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B.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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C.
Saying Grace
"Saying Grace" is a famous 1951 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell depicting a grandmother and young boy praying over a meal in a busy diner, celebrated for its warm, narrative portrayal of everyday American life.
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D.
The Shepherd's Week
The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.
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E.
Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
- 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: Meatfare Sunday Target entity description: Meatfare Sunday is the Eastern Orthodox Christian feast marking the last day on which meat is eaten before the stricter fasting of Great Lent begins.
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A.
Grace After Meals
Grace After Meals is a traditional Jewish prayer recited after eating a bread-based meal to thank God for sustenance and blessings.
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B.
House of Bread
House of Bread is the literal meaning of the name Bethlehem, a historic town in the Levant revered in Jewish and Christian traditions.
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C.
Saying Grace
"Saying Grace" is a famous 1951 painting by American illustrator Norman Rockwell depicting a grandmother and young boy praying over a meal in a busy diner, celebrated for its warm, narrative portrayal of everyday American life.
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D.
The Shepherd's Week
The Shepherd's Week is a 1714 pastoral poem sequence by English writer John Gay that humorously imitates and satirizes the rustic style of contemporary pastoral poetry.
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E.
Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian liturgical observance
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox feast ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fasting regulations
ⓘ
pre-Lenten period ⓘ |
| calendarType | date determined by Paschalion (date of Pascha/Easter) ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Byzantine Rite parishes worldwide ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Final Judgment
ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
Second Coming of Christ ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Cheesefare Sunday
ⓘ
surface form:
Cheesefare Week
|
| dateRelationToPascha | eight Sundays before Pascha (Easter) ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
eschatological accountability
ⓘ
responsibility for one’s neighbor ⓘ works of mercy ⓘ |
| fastingRuleAfter | no meat eaten from the following Monday until Pascha in traditional practice ⓘ |
| follows | Sunday of the Prodigal Son ⓘ |
| gospelReading | Matthew 25:31-46 ⓘ |
| greekName | Apokreō ⓘ |
| greekNameMeaning | “from the meat” or “farewell to meat” ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Apokreo Sunday
ⓘ
Apokreo Sunday ⓘ
surface form:
Apokreos Sunday
Carnival Sunday ⓘ Meatfare ⓘ Sunday of the Last Judgment ⓘ |
| hasHymnography | stichera and canons on the theme of Judgment ⓘ |
| hasIconographicTheme | icon of the Last Judgment ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalColor | varies by local custom ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalTheme |
Final Judgment
ⓘ
surface form:
Last Judgment
|
| involves | special troparia and kontakia ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | English term derived from “meat” and “fare” (to go away) ⓘ |
| linkedToPractice |
abstinence from meat after this day
ⓘ
almsgiving ⓘ preparation for Great Lent ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| liturgicalBookUsed |
Triodion
ⓘ
surface form:
Lenten Triodion
|
| liturgicalRank | Sunday with special commemorations in the Triodion ⓘ |
| marks | last day meat is eaten before Great Lent fast ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Eastern Catholic Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox faithful in some traditions ⓘ |
| occurs | two Sundays before the start of Great Lent ⓘ |
| occursBefore |
Lent
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Lent
|
| occursDuring | Pre-Lenten Triodion period ⓘ |
| partOf |
Byzantine liturgical calendar
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox liturgical year
|
| precedes | Cheesefare Sunday ⓘ |
| preparatoryRole | moral preparation for Lenten asceticism ⓘ |
| usedInCatechesis | teaching about judgment and mercy ⓘ |
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Subject: Meatfare Sunday Description of subject: Meatfare Sunday is the Eastern Orthodox Christian feast marking the last day on which meat is eaten before the stricter fasting of Great Lent begins.
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