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

Example Sentences

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Of the Greeks Leo Allatius relates that "on good-friday, while they accompany as it were Christ himself to the tomb, they lead round through the cities and adore the sculptured body of Christ".

From The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Baggs, Charles Michael

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