paschal
of or relating to Easter.
of or relating to Passover.
a paschal candle or candlestick.
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How to use paschal in a sentence
It retained its sacrificial character till Christ, the true paschal Lamb, was slain.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews | Thomas Charles EdwardsA large dish with the roasted paschal lamb stood before Him.
I.N.R.I. | Peter RoseggerTo the west of it stands the great paschal candlestick, with a spiral shaft, decorated with mosaic.
It has a fine paschal candlestick, and the fragments of a pulpit with marble mosaic of the 13th century.
Now it was the custom and71 rule of S. Kieran, that the blessed paschal fire should burn all the year.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March | Sabine Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for paschal
/ (ˈpæskəl) /
of or relating to Passover
of or relating to Easter
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