Pasch

[pæsk]

Definition

(noun.) the Christian festival of Easter.

(noun.) the Jewish feast of the Passover.

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Definition

(n.) Alt. of Pascha

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Definition

n. the Jewish Passover: Easter.—adj. Pasch′al pertaining to the Passover or to Easter.—ns. Pasch′al-can′dle a large candle blessed and placed on the altar on the day before Easter; Pasch′al-flow′er (see Pasque); Pasch′al-lamb the lamb slain and eaten at the Jewish Passover; Pasch′-egg an Easter-egg.—Pasch of the Cross Good-Friday; Paschal controversy a long dispute in the early church about the proper time for celebrating Easter.

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