Easter

Eas·ter  (str)

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 the vernal equinox.

3. Eastertide.

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[Middle English ester, from Old English astre; see aus- in Indo-European roots.]

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Easter

Noun

Christianity a festival commemorating the Resurrection of Christ

Adjective

taking place at the time of the year when this festival is celebrated: the Easter holidays [Old English ēastre]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Easter - a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox movable feast, moveable feast - a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years Pasch, Pascha - the Christian festival of Easter
	2.	easter - a wind from the east east wind, easterly 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"

Translations

Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] n → Pascua (de Resurrección)

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Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] n → Pâques fpl

adj [holidays] → de Pâques, pascal(e)

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Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] n → Ostern nt

adj (holidays etc) → Oster-

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Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] n → Pasqua

adj [holidays] → pasquale, di Pasqua