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Passiontide
[
pash
-
uh
n-tahyd
]
Pas·sion·tide
/
ˈpæʃ
ənˌtaɪd
/
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[
pash
-
uh
n-tahyd
]
Show IPA
noun
the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday.
Origin:
1840–50;
passion
+
tide
1
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Passiontide
(ˈpæʃənˌtaɪd)
—
n
the last two weeks of Lent, extending from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday
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