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Passion Sunday

noun

Etymology

From the Passion of Christ, the suffering of Jesus preceding and during his crucifixion, from passio (“suffering”).

Definitions

  1. The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.

    • near synonym: Sunday of Mary of Egypt, the fifth Sunday of Great Lent by the Byzantine Rite calendar

  2. Synonym of Palm Sunday

    Synonym of Palm Sunday: the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter, the mid-point of Passiontide.

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