Passiontide

[ pash-uhn-tahyd ]

noun

1. the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.

Passiontide

/ ˈpæʃənˌtaɪd /

noun

1. the last two weeks of Lent, extending from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday

Word History and Origins

Origin of Passiontide¹

First recorded in 1840–50; passion + tide ¹