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

Example Sentences

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Good Friday

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 former US envoy played a key role in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, external, which ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 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

Her killing came 21 years after the Good Friday peace agreement was signed in Northern Ireland.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

On Good Friday, April 12, 1963, Dr. King himself was arrested and locked up in a Birmingham jail.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry