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Palm sunday

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Noun
  1. 1
    The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter.

    "Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime"

  2. 2
    Sunday before Easter wordnet

Etymology

From the palm fronds supposedly laid before Jesus during his entrance to Jerusalem preceding his crucifixion. Originally Old English Palmsunnandæg or palm-sunnandæg. The current spelling dates to the 17th century.

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