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Pascha
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context). attributive, not-comparable
"In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter."
Noun
- 1 Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor) countable, uncountable
- 2 the Christian festival of Easter wordnet
- 3 Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast. countable, uncountable
- 4 the Jewish feast of the Passover wordnet
- 5 Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter. countable, uncountable
Etymology
Etymology 1
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.
Etymology 2
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.
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