paschal

Variant of Pasch

Pasch definition

Pasch (pask)

noun

  1. Passover
  2. Easter

Etymology: ME pasche < OFr < LL(Ec) pascha < Gr(Ec) (in N.T. & LXX) < Heb pesach, usually interpreted “passage”, as if < psḥ, to pass over, but ? akin to Akkadian pessū, lame

Related Forms:

  • paschal pas′·chal (pas′kəl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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