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Palm Sunday — is a Christian moveable feast which always falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates an event reported by all four Canonical Gospels , and and Matthew quotes this passage from Zechariah when narrating the story of Jesus entry to… … Wikipedia
Palm Sunday — • The sixth and last Sunday of Lent and beginning of Holy Week Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Palm Sunday Palm Sunday † … Catholic encyclopedia
Palm Sunday — Palm Sunday, also known as the second Sunday of the Passion, is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent and the first Sunday of Holy Week; Palm Sunday derives its name from the blessing of, and procession with, palms in commemoration of the entrance … Glossary of theological terms
Palm Sunday — n. the Sunday before Easter, commemorating in Christian churches Jesus entry into Jerusalem, when palm branches were strewn before him: now also called Passion Sunday or Second Sunday of the Passion … English World dictionary
Palm Sunday — n the Sunday before Easter in the Christian Church … Dictionary of contemporary English
Palm Sunday — noun count or uncount the Sunday before Easter, when Christians remember Christ s journey to Jerusalem before he died … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Palm Sunday — ► NOUN ▪ the Sunday before Easter, on which Christ s entry into Jerusalem is celebrated by processions in which branches of palms are carried … English terms dictionary
Palm Sunday — the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. [bef. 1000; ME; OE] * * * or Passion Sunday In Christianity, the first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before Easter, commemorating Jesus triumphal… … Universalium
Palm Sunday — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Palm Sunday : singular Palm Sunday plural Palm Sundays the Sunday before Easter, when Christians remember Christ s journey to Jerusalem before he died … English dictionary
Palm Sunday — The Sixth Sunday in Lent, the first day in Holy Week. It commemorates the entry of our Lord into Jerusalem when the people strewed the way with palm branches and cried, Hosanna to the Son of David. It was formerly customary for worshippers to… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
