Phrase guide

Holy Saturday

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The Saturday immediately after Good Friday and before Easter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Black Saturday

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Christian holy day

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: Stille Zaterdag — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Dutch: paaszaterdag — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Finnish: lankalauantai — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Georgian: დიდი შაბათი (didi šabati) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • German: Karsamstag — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Greek: Μεγάλο Σάββατο (Megálo Sávvato) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Hungarian: nagyszombat — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Icelandic: aðfangadagur páska — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Indonesian: Sabtu Suci — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Irish: Satharn Cásca — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Polish: Wielka Sobota — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Portuguese: Sábado de Aleluia — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Russian: Вели́кая Суббо́та (Velíkaja Subbóta) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Russian: Страстна́я Суббо́та (Strastnája Subbóta) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Serbo-Croatian: Velika subota — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Spanish: Sábado Santo — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Spanish: Sábado de Gloria — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Swedish: påskafton — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Tagalog: Sabado de Gloria — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Tamil: புனிதசனி (puṉitacaṉi) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Ukrainian: Вели́ка субо́та (Velýka subóta) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Ukrainian: Страсна́ субо́та (Strasná subóta) — the Saturday immediately after Good Friday