Good Friday

American  

noun

1. the Friday before Easter, a holy day of the Christian church, observed as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus.

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Good Friday British  

noun

1. the Friday before Easter, observed as a commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus

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Good Friday Cultural  

1. The Friday before Easter Sunday; a day on which Christians (see also Christian) commemorate the Crucifixion of Jesus. Good Friday means “holy Friday.”

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Etymology

Origin of Good Friday

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English

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Good Friday

Connolly also presented Trump with a collection of poems by Michael Longley that includes “Ceasefire,” a poem inspired by the 1994 IRA ceasefire that helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended that violence and established a process through which Northern Ireland could eventually join the Republic of Ireland if voters supported doing so.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

In that process, the Irish Republican Army and its allies disarmed more than seven years after the 1998 signing of the Good Friday Agreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

But his unhappiness with the party became obvious as political negotiations at Stormont moved towards the signing of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

She was an actress, this was a theater, and it was Good Friday, the most solemn day on the Christian calendar.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson