Passion Week
Americannoun
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the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
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the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday.
noun
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the week between Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday
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(formerly) Holy Week; the week before Easter
Etymology
Origin of Passion Week
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Faulkner has stayed close to the Passion Week.
From Time Magazine Archive
During Passion Week they saw one another every day.
From Pierre and Luce by Rolland, Romain
On the Thursday of Passion Week "Strashnaya Nedelli," i. e.,
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther
Seville meant to be awfully devout during Passion Week, and awfully jolly the week after.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
Others restrict the term Holy Week to the week commencing with Palm-Sunday, and call the week preceding that Passion Week.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
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