Passover
Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
(lowercase) paschal lamb (def. 1).
Origin of Passover
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Sustainably farmed, certified carbon neutral, and Mevushal Kosher for Passover.
Usher in spring with this delightfully crisp sauvignon blanc that costs just $14 | Dave McIntyre | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostPeak bloom is expected for the window of March 30 to April 3, perfectly timed for the Passover and Easter holidays.
The Passover visit was first reported by the New York Times.
Trump’s businesses charged Secret Service more than $1.1 million, including for rooms in club shuttered for pandemic | David Fahrenthold, Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostAround Passover 2011, Dalia, who is now 40, had just lost her husband and was suddenly a single widow with four songs.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe New York Board of Rabbis would send in cases of macaroons for the congregation at every Passover.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And for some regional variety, in Iran with its nuclear ambitions, every day is Passover.
Passover Week Hate Crimes Evoke Horrible History | Thane Rosenbaum | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor now, however, Jews should feel relieved that they got through Passover without any further incidents.
Passover Week Hate Crimes Evoke Horrible History | Thane Rosenbaum | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf the Passover leaflet from 2014 was nothing but a joke, then it was nonetheless a sick and twisted one.
Passover Week Hate Crimes Evoke Horrible History | Thane Rosenbaum | April 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOn the first of Tishri the universe was created, and during the Passover was Isaac born.
The Jewish religion prescribed circumcision, the observance of the Sabbath, the giving of alms, the feast of the Passover.
My Religion | Leo TolstoySome expositors claim that the beginning of the year in Ezekiel's vision was in the month of Nisan commemorating the Passover.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinPassover was first kept in Egypt; its precious meaning is well known to all Christians.
The Prophet Ezekiel | Arno C. GaebeleinThat Passover parable comes out of the anguish of the great Redeemer's heart.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of Matthew | John Monro Gibson
British Dictionary definitions for pass over (1 of 2)
(tr, adverb) to take no notice of; disregard: they passed me over in the last round of promotions
(intr, preposition) to disregard (something bad or embarrassing): we shall pass over your former faults
British Dictionary definitions for Passover (2 of 2)
/ (ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə) /
Also called: Pesach, Pesah, Feast of the Unleavened Bread an eight-day Jewish festival beginning on Nisan 15 and celebrated in commemoration of the passing over or sparing of the Israelites in Egypt, when God smote the firstborn of the Egyptians (Exodus 12): Related adjective: paschal
another term for the Paschal Lamb
Origin of Passover
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Cultural definitions for Passover (1 of 2)
The deliverance of the Israelites from the worst of the plagues of Egypt, and the annual festival kept afterward in memory of the event. Through Moses, God told the Israelites to prepare a special meal to be eaten in haste the evening before their escape from Egypt (see also Egypt) (see Exodus), with a whole roasted lamb as the main dish. The blood from the lamb was to be used to mark the Israelites' houses. That night, God would send the angel of Death to kill the firstborn males of the Egyptians (this was the worst of the plagues of Egypt), but God would see the blood on the Israelites' houses, and he would command his angel to “pass over” — to kill no one there. God told Moses that the Israelites were to repeat the meal each spring on the anniversary of their departure from Egypt. The Jews (see also Jews) keep the festival of Passover to this day.
Notes for Passover
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Other Idioms and Phrases with Passover
See pass by, def. 2.
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