Paschal
paschal
paschal of or relating to Easter or to the Jewish Passover. The word comes (in late Middle English) from Old French, from ecclesiastical Latin paschalis, from pascha ‘feast of Passover’, via Greek and Aramaic from Hebrew Pesaḥ ‘Passover’.
paschal candle a large candle blessed and lighted in the service of Holy Saturday and placed by the altar until Pentecost or (formerly) Ascension Day.
Paschal Lamb Christ; allusively, from the term for a lamb sacrificed at Passover.
Paschaltide in the Christian Church, the period following Easter Sunday.
paschal candle a large candle blessed and lighted in the service of Holy Saturday and placed by the altar until Pentecost or (formerly) Ascension Day.
Paschal Lamb Christ; allusively, from the term for a lamb sacrificed at Passover.
Paschaltide in the Christian Church, the period following Easter Sunday.
paschal
pas·chal / ˈpaskəl/ • adj. formal 1. of or relating to Easter.2. of or relating to the Jewish Passover.
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