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paschal

[ pas-kuhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Easter.
  2. of or relating to Passover.


noun

  1. a paschal candle or candlestick.

paschal

/ ˈpæskəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Passover
  2. of or relating to Easter
“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 paschal1

1400–50; late Middle English paschall < Late Latin paschālis. See Pasch, -al 1
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Example Sentences

It retained its sacrificial character till Christ, the true Paschal Lamb, was slain.

A large dish with the roasted Paschal lamb stood before Him.

To the west of it stands the great Paschal candlestick, with a spiral shaft, decorated with mosaic.

It has a fine paschal candlestick, and the fragments of a pulpit with marble mosaic of the 13th century.

Now it was the custom and71 rule of S. Kieran, that the blessed Paschal fire should burn all the year.

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