Eastermonth

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  1. 1
    The typical month of the Paschal cycle; Paschal month; the month in which Easter typically occurs; April. poetic

    "It is pretended that it is a heathen institution, or copied from a heathen institution; which reflection is derived from the circumstance of there having been a goddess called by different writers Aoster, Eoster, Eostre, Oster, or Easter, whose feast was celebrated in the month of April, which was thence called Easter Month."

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april

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"It is pretended that it is a heathen institution, or copied from a heathen institution; which reflection is derived from the circumstance of there having been a goddess called by different writers Aoster, Eoster, Eostre, Oster, or Easter, whose feast was celebrated in the month of April, which was thence called Easter Month."

Etymology

Calque of Old English Ēastermōnaþ (“April”, literally “Easter-month”), equivalent to Easter + month. Cognate with Old Dutch ōstermānoth (“April”), German Ostermonat (“April”, literally “Easter-month”) (cp. German Ostermond (“April”, literally “Easter-moon”)).

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