Holy+Week
101passion week — Holy Week, week before Easter …
102holy Sabbath — Saturday, seventh day of the week which is set aside as a day of religious rest (Judaism); Sunday, first day of the week which is set aside as a day of religious rest (Christianity) …
103Holy Innocents' Day — (28 December) This feast honours the babies massacred at Bethlehem on Herod s orders (Matthew 2: 1 18); also formerly called Childermas. Although falling within the joyful Christmas season, it was thought an extremely unlucky day on which one… …
104Easter Week — or Bright Week is the period of seven days from Easter Sunday through the Saturday following.Western ChurchIn the Latin Rite of Roman Catholicism, Anglican and other Western churches, Easter Week is the week beginning with the Christian feast of… …
105great week — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&W Etymology: translation of Late Greek megalē hebdomas : holy week used in the early church and now especially in the Eastern Church * * * Eastern Ch. See Holy Week. [1650 60; trans. of LGk megalé hebdomás] * * * …
106Passion Week — is a name given to the week beginning at the Fifth Sunday in Lent, where this Sunday is or was known as Passion Sunday. It is the week immediately preceding Holy Week.Although Holy Week, which more explicitly concerns the Passion of Christ, might …
107Passion Week — The week before Holy Week. This name should not be applied to the last week of Lent, which is properly called Holy Week, or as called by the primitive Christians, the Great Week …
108Passion Week — Pas′sion Week n. 1) rel the week preceding Easter; Holy Week 2) rel the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday • Etymology: 1350–1400 …
109Passion Week — /ˈpæʃən wik/ (say pashuhn week) noun 1. the week preceding Easter; Holy Week. 2. the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday …
110Passion Week — 1. the week preceding Easter; Holy Week. 2. the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …
