Passion Sunday

American  

noun

1. the fifth Sunday in Lent, being the second week before Easter.

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Passion Sunday British  

noun

1. the fifth Sunday in Lent (the second Sunday before Easter), when Passiontide begins

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Etymology

Origin of Passion Sunday

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

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Passion Sunday

This happened on Saturday, the eve of Passion Sunday.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by Robertson, James Alexander

In the meantime, Stephen had pushed on to the north, leaving on Passion Sunday, with orders from Fray Marcos not to go further than fifty or sixty leagues ahead.

From The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it by James, George Wharton

Passion Sunday, the fifth Sunday in Lent, which is succeeded by what is called the Passion Week.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

The private examination, concluding with that last answer about the banner, came to an end on the 17th March, the day before Passion Sunday.

From Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

The Fifth Sunday is called Passion Sunday, from the fact that on that day the Church begins the solemn recital of our Lord's sufferings.

From The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia by Miller, William James