Easter Sunday

Variant of Easter

Easter definition

Eas·ter (ēs′tər)

noun

  1. an annual Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, held on the first Sunday after the date of the first full moon that occurs on or after March 21
  2. the Sunday of this festival
    also Easter Sunday

Etymology: ME ester < OE eastre, pl. eastron, spring, Easter; orig., name of pagan vernal festival almost coincident in date with paschal festival of the church < Eastre, dawn goddess < PGmc *Austro (> Ger Ostern) < IE base *awes-: see east

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