proper noun
Passover
PAHS-oh-vuh
proper noun
1
The Jewish festival commemorating the Israelites' escape from slavery in Egypt.
"The family gathered for a Passover Seder meal."
How to Use Passover
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA major Jewish holiday marking the Exodus story, when God is said to have "passed over" Israelite homes during the final plague on Egypt.
Word Forms
Passovers plural
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Etymology
A translation of the Hebrew word pesakh, coined by the English Bible translator William Tyndale in his 1530 rendering of Exodus.