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Passiontide

[ pash-uhn-tahyd ]
/ ˈpæʃ ənˌtaɪd /
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noun
the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
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Origin of Passiontide

First recorded in 1840–50; passion + tide1

Words nearby Passiontide

passionless, passion pit, passion play, passion project, Passion Sunday, Passiontide, Passion Week, passivate, passive, passive-aggressive, passive-aggressive personality
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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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