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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Example Sentences

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Good Friday

The Good Friday Agreement peace agreement "is still a shining example of what can happen when people put aside old wounds and choose peace," he told university staff and students.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Parades Commission was established in 1998, the year the Good Friday Agreement largely ended three decades of conflict over British rule known as the Troubles.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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

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

In our house on Good Friday we behaved as if a member of our family had died.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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