Passion Sunday
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Passion Sunday
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Example Sentences
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Christians commemorate Palm Sunday, also called Passion Sunday, as Jesus' arrival into Jerusalem prior to His crucifixion.
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Richard III. in 1483 granted a Wednesday market and two fairs yearly, namely on the feast of St Nicholas the Bishop, and the two following days, and on Passion Sunday and the day following.
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For five months and eleven days they remained in their winter quarters and on the 23d of March, 1670, being Passion Sunday, they erected a cross as a memorial of their long sojourn.
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Undoubtedly the fifth Sunday in Lent was commonly called in old times Passion Sunday, because of the anticipation of the Passion in the Epistle.
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Thus the 6th Sunday is called Palm Sunday; the 5th, Passion Sunday.
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