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Eas·ter
(ē′stər)n.
1. A Christian feast commemorating the Resurrection of Jesus.
2. The day on which this feast is observed, the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after March 21.
3. Eastertide.
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Easter
(ˈiːstə)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Also called: Easter Sunday or Easter Day the day on which this festival is celebrated
3. the period between Good Friday and Easter Monday
[Old English ēastre, after a Germanic goddess Eostre; related to Old High German ōstarūn Easter, Old Norse austr to the east, Old Slavonic ustru like summer]
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Eas•ter
(ˈi stər)n.
1. an annual Christian feast in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
2. Eastertide.
[before 900; Middle English ester, Old English ēastre]
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Easter
A feast commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus.
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| Noun | 1. |  Easter - a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinoxmovable feast, moveable feast - a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years |
| 2. |  easter - a wind from the east levanter - an easterly wind in the western Mediterranean area air current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
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Easter
nounRelated words
adjective Paschal
adjective Paschal
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Translations
Paasfees
sc=Arabعِيدُ الفِصْحعيد الفِصْح
PasquaPasqua de Resurrecció
Velikonoce
påske
Pasko
sc=fa-Arab
pääsiäinen
Uskrs
húsvét
Paskah
páskar
復活祭
부활절
Festa PaschaliaPascha
Velykosmargutis
Lieldienas
PasenPaasfeest
Paşte
Veľká Noc
velika noč
påsk
วันอีสเตอร์
PaskalyaPaskalya yortusu
lễ Phục sinh
Easter
[ˈiːstəʳ]A. N → Pascua f (de Resurrección), Semana f Santa
at Easter → por Pascua, en Semana Santa
the Easter holidays → las vacaciones de Semana Santa
at Easter → por Pascua, en Semana Santa
the Easter holidays → las vacaciones de Semana Santa
B. CPD Easter bonnet N → sombrero m de primavera
Easter Day N → Domingo m de Resurrección
Easter egg N → huevo m de Pascua
Easter Island N → Isla f de Pascua
Easter Monday N → lunes m inv de Pascua de Resurrección
Easter parade N → procesión f de Semana Santa
Easter Sunday N → Domingo m de Resurrección
Easter week N → Semana f Santa
Easter Day N → Domingo m de Resurrección
Easter egg N → huevo m de Pascua
Easter Island N → Isla f de Pascua
Easter Monday N → lunes m inv de Pascua de Resurrección
Easter parade N → procesión f de Semana Santa
Easter Sunday N → Domingo m de Resurrección
Easter week N → Semana f Santa
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Easter
[ˈiːstər]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Easter
adj attr → Oster-
Easter
:Easter bunny
n → Osterhase m
Easter Day
n → Ostersonntag m
Easter egg
n → Osterei nt
Easter Island
n → Osterinsel f
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Easter
[ˈiːstəʳ]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Easter
(ˈiːstə) noun a Christian festival held in the spring, to celebrate Christ's coming back to life after the Crucifixion.
Easter egg a decorated egg, especially one made of chocolate, eaten at Easter.
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Easter
→ عِيدُ الفِصْح Velikonoce påske Ostern Πάσχα Semana Santa pääsiäinen Pâques Uskrs Pasqua 復活祭 부활절 Pasen påske Wielkanoc Páscoa Пасха påsk วันอีสเตอร์ Paskalya lễ Phục sinh 复活节Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009