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Eastertide

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Meronyms: Easter, Easter Day, Easter Sunday, Holy Week, Easter Week
  • Near-synonym: Eastertime (broad sense)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Eastertime, Easter

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the Easter season

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: season

History

Etymology

From Easter + -tide (“period surrounding a festival”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: Великденски период — Eastertime
  • Dutch: paastijd — Eastertime
  • Greek: πασχαλιά (paschaliá) — Eastertime
  • Irish: Aimsir na Cásca — Eastertime
  • Irish: an Cháisc — Eastertime
  • Swedish: påsktid — Eastertime