paschal
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Easter.
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of or relating to Passover.
noun
adjective
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of or relating to Passover
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of or relating to Easter
Etymology
Origin of paschal
1400–50; late Middle English paschall < Late Latin paschālis. See Pasch, -al 1
Example Sentences
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After starting the service in the rear of the church with the traditional lighting of a large paschal candle, he was taken in a wheelchair to the front to preside at the Mass.
From Reuters • Apr. 8, 2023
Soon there will be strawberries, asparagus, rhubarb, snow peas and watercress, the paschal lamb, the Easter ham.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2017
The Lamb of the title is, of course, the paschal lamb�not only the animal eaten on the occasion of Passover but the Lamb of God, meaning Christ.
From Time Magazine Archive
Developments in Eucharistic theology are also apparent in instructions for the new Mass, which emphasize its character as a "paschal meal," a "gathering of the people of God to celebrate the memorial of the Lord."
From Time Magazine Archive
The morning star pales in the sky— The paschal moon dips down the hills— The vineyards in the valley lie Veiled in the mist of many rills.
From The Piper and the Reed by Norwood, Robert W.
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