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Passiontide

[ pash-uhn-tahyd ]

noun

  1. the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.


Passiontide

/ ˈpæʃənˌtaɪd /

noun

  1. the last two weeks of Lent, extending from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Passiontide1

First recorded in 1840–50; passion + tide 1

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