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Easter
[ ee-ster ]
noun
- an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Also called Easter Sunday. the day on which this festival is celebrated.
- the Easter season; the week following Easter.
Easter
/ ˈːə /
noun
- the most important festival of the Christian Church, commemorating the Resurrection of Christ: falls on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
- Also calledEaster SundayEaster Day the day on which this festival is celebrated
- the period between Good Friday and Easter Monday
Easter
- An important religious festival among Christians (see also Christian ); it commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus after his Crucifixion . Easter is celebrated on a Sunday in spring, and the season of Easter, a time of rejoicing, continues for several weeks. The penitential season of Lent is a time of preparation for Easter.
Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz-·ٱ adjective
- -·ٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Easter1
Example Sentences
Easter weekend in the EFL is an English football staple and, after a pulsating round of games on Good Friday, we're all set to go again on Monday.
A nine-year-old boy who got trapped between rocks at a New South Wales beach on Sunday has become the seventh person to drown in Australia over the Easter weekend.
Ukraine's military has reported Russian drone attacks on several regions overnight, just hours after the end of a 30-hour "Easter truce" declared by Moscow.
People are being warned over the Easter holidays that they are risking their lives by swimming, paddleboarding or even entering reservoirs without proper permission or safety precautions.
It’s been a deadly Easter morning with two fatalities on area highways.
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