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adj
Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, not-comparable
Qualifier: Oriental Orthodoxy
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noun
Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: Oriental Orthodoxy
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noun
the Christian festival of Easter
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pasch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Easter
noun
the Jewish feast of the Passover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pasch
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Passover, Pesach, Pesah, Feast of the Unleavened Bread
History
From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach.
