Easter
['i:stə]
Definition
(noun.) a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
Edited by Antony--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An annual church festival commemorating Christ's resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, paque, or pask.
(n.) The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
(v. i.) To veer to the east; -- said of the wind.
Editor: Orville
Definition
n. a Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Christ held on the Sunday after Good-Friday.—n. East′er-day Easter Sunday.—ns.pl. East′er-dues -off′erings 'customary sums' which from time immemorial have been paid to the parson by his people at Easter.—ns. East′er-egg eggs stained of various colours given as presents on Easter; East′ertide Eastertime either Easter week or the fifty days between Easter and Whitsuntide.
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Examples
- Of course I didn't mean that, dearest; but soon after Easter--so that we could sail at the end of April. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- We might be seeing it all this spring--even the Easter ceremonies at Seville, he urged, exaggerating his demands in the hope of a larger concession. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Not till after Easter! Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Look here--what day is Easter this year? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Jesus was to him the Easter lamb, that traditional human victim without spot or blemish who haunts all the religions of the dark white peoples. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I wish I had settled with Mrs. Fraser not to go to her till after Easter, a much better time for the visit, but now I cannot put her off. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Easter was approaching, and the week preceding it was to bring an addition to the family at Rosings, which in so small a circle must be important. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I have sometimes thought of going to London again after Easter, and sometimes resolved on doing nothing till she returns to Mansfield. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Very different from you, miss, when you first began, six years ago come next Easter. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- My father means to fetch you himself, but it will not be till after Easter, when he has business in town. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Such was the state of Mansfield, and so it continued, with scarcely any change, till Easter. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And if Christmas comes on Easter, the man with his chin on the ground said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- I go to Lady Stornaway after Easter; she seems in high spirits, and very happy. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Papa and Mamma agree marriage after Easter. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Not at this season, Monsieur Fiche--not till after Easter. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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