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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He composed "Passion Week" when religious music was forbidden under Communism.
From US News
Steinberg’s conversion may initially have been one of convenience, but to judge from the conviction that “Passion Week” exudes, he internalized it completely.
From New York Times
The Sistine Chapel is associated in the minds of all Roman sojourners with the great ceremonies of the Church, but especially with the Miserere of Passion Week.
From Project Gutenberg
Mr. Hoare returned to Tunbridge Wells for Passion Week, and was stricken down by the deadly fever which had taken hold of him in Rome.
From Project Gutenberg
Not all the brothers feel bound to perform this penitential service every Passion Week, and, indeed, not all the brotherhoods.
From Project Gutenberg
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