Good Friday

American

noun

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

Good Friday British

noun

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

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Good Friday Cultural

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

Etymology

Origin of Good Friday

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English

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Good Friday

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

Three decades later, after the Good Friday Accords were signed and the Troubles largely receded into memory, there were no such objections.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

On Good Friday in 2000, she kissed the feet of a statue depicting the crucifixion of Jesus.

From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026

The U.S. stock market was closed the next day for Good Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 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

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