Easter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
  2. the day on which this festival is celebrated.
  3. the Easter season; the week following Easter.
noun
  1. the most important festival of the Christian Church, commemorating the Resurrection of Christ: falls on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
  2. the day on which this festival is celebrated
  3. the period between Good Friday and Easter Monday
Easter (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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