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
On Easter even we were invited to the palace to witness their celebration of the royal victories, held according to immemorial custom during Passion Week.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
Some consider the terms Holy Week and Passion Week equally to apply to the week preceding Easter—the last week in Lent.
From The Church Handy Dictionary by Anonymous
During Passion Week, 1767, he had an amazing view of the sufferings of Christ, under the stress of which his heart was changed.
From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron
We have now come to the Wednesday in Passion Week, two days before the feast of the Passover, called also the feast of unleavened bread.
From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary
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