Passiontide

[ pash-uh n-tahyd ]

/ ˈpæʃ ənˌtaɪd /

noun

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

Origin of Passiontide

First recorded in 1840–50; passion + tide¹

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British Dictionary definitions for passiontide

Passiontide

/ (ˈpæʃənˌtaɪd) /

noun

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

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