pascha
1 synonym for pascha, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Passover, the Jewish or Christian festival, including the early Christian version kept on Nisan 14.
Synonyms
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Etymology
This word comes from Latin pascha ("Passover"), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, "Passover"), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). It is a doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach.
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