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Pascha

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From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach.

noun Paschas · pascha

countable, uncountable Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
countable, uncountable Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
countable, uncountable Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.

adjective pascha

attributive, not comparable Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context). In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter.
Similar: Paschal, paschal

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@misc{pascha_2026,
  title = {Pascha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pascha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}