Easter Definition

ēstər
noun
A Christian feast commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus.
American Heritage
An annual Christian festival celebrating the resurrection of Jesus, held on the first Sunday after the date of the first full moon that occurs during or after the vernal equinox.
Webster's New World
The Sunday of this festival.
Webster's New World
Eastertide.
American Heritage

Eastertide.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective

(obsolete) Eastern.

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Other Word Forms of Easter

Noun

Singular:
Easter
Plural:
colored-eggs, easters

Origin of Easter

  • From Old English ēastre, apparently from Ēastre, the name of a goddess whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox, from Proto-Germanic *Austrǭ. Compare German Ostern.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English ester from Old English ēastre aus- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Probably from Old English ēasterra

    From Wiktionary

Easter Sentence Examples

  • It's Easter morning and we're on our way to church.

  • There is no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament, or in the writings of the apostolic Fathers.

  • About the same time the cycle of paschal solemnities was extended to the ninth week before Easter by the institution of stational masses for Septuagesima, Sexagesima and Quinquagesima Sundays.

  • In the Roman Catholic Church the vigil is now usually celebrated on the morning of the day preceding the festival, except at Christmas, when a midnight mass is celebrated, and on Easter Eve.

  • The burning of the paschal candle still forms part of the Easter ceremonial of the Roman Catholic Church.

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