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Easter
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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.EasterEaster - 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.Eastereaster - 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"
Translations
Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] nPascua (de Resurrección)

Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] nPâques fpl
adj [holidays] → de Pâques, pascal(e)

Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] nOstern nt
adj (holidays etc) → Oster-

Easter [ˈiːstəʳ] nPasqua
adj [holidays] → pasquale, di Pasqua

Easter
n Easter [ˈiːstə]
a Christian festival held in the spring, to celebrate Christ's coming back to life after the Crucifixion. Pase, Paasfees عيد الفِصْح Великден Velikonoce påske das Ostern Πάσχα Pascua ülestõusmispühad عید پاک pääsiäinen Pâques חָג הַפַּסחָא ईस्टर ईसा मसीह के पुनरुत्थान दिन Uskrs húsvét Paskah páskar Pasqua 復活祭 부활절 Velykos Lieldienas Hari Easter Pasen påske Wielkanoc Páscoa Paşte Пасха Veľká noc velika noč Uskrs påsk[] เทศกาลอีสเตอร์ของคริสตศาสนาระลึกถึงการคืนชีพของพระเยซู; วันดังกล่าว Paskalya yortusu 復活節 Великдень; Пасха عیسی مسیح کے صلیب پر چڑھاۓ جانے کے بعد زندہ ہونے کا تہوار lễ Phục sinh
Easter egg
a decorated egg, especially one made of chocolate, eaten at Easter. paaseier بَيْضَة الفِصْح великденско яйце kraslice, velikonoční vajíčko påskeæg das Osterei πασχαλινό αβγό huevo de Pascua lihavõttemuna تخم مرغ عید پاک pääsiäismuna oeuf de Pâques בֵּיצָת פַּסחָא ईस्टरी अंडा uskršnje jaje húsvéti tojás telur Paskah páskaegg uovo di Pasqua イースターエッグ (부활절에 쓰는) 채색 달걀 margutis Lieldienu ola telur easter paasei påskeegg pisanka (z czekolady), kraszanka ovo da Páscoa ou de Paşte пасхальное яйцо kraslica pirh Uskršnje jaje påskägg ไข่ที่เขียนภาพบนเปลือกในเทศกาลอีสเตอร์ (Easter); ไข่ช็อกโกแล็ตที่ให้เป็นของขวัญในเทศกาลอีสเตอร์ Paskalya yumurtası (復活節)彩蛋 писанка; крашанка مصنوعی انڈا جو عموما چاکلیٹ کا بنا ہوتا ہے اور ایسٹر پر کھایا جاتا ہے trứng Phục sinh


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