Passion Sunday
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Etymology edit
From the Passion of Christ, the suffering of Jesus preceding and during his crucifixion, from passio (“suffering”).
Noun edit
Passion Sunday (plural Passion Sundays)
- The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.
- Synonyms: Care Sunday, Carling Sunday, Carl Sunday, Carle Sunday, Judica Sunday, Black Sunday
- near synonym: Sunday of Mary of Egypt, the fifth Sunday of Great Lent by the Byzantine Rite calendar
- Synonyms: Care Sunday, Carling Sunday, Carl Sunday, Carle Sunday, Judica Sunday, Black Sunday
- (rare, inexact) Synonym of Palm Sunday: the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter, the mid-point of Passiontide.
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fifth Sunday in Lent
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