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Pascha

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Pascha

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n
the Jewish feast of the Passover
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n
the Christian festival of Easter
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Pascha
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n the Jewish feast of the Passover

Synonyms:
Pasch
Type of:
Feast of the Unleavened Bread, Passover, Pesach, Pesah
(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
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n the Christian festival of Easter

Synonyms:
Pasch
Type of:
Easter
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
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