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Pascha

noun

Meaning

  1. Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.
  2. Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
  3. Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
  4. Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context).

Etymology / origin

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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