Definition of passover Passover
/pæˈsowˌvɚ/ - [patsowver] - Pass•o•ver
We found 5 definitions of passover from 4 different sources.
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What does passover mean?
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| passover - (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt | ||
| Pesach, Pesah, Feast of the Unleavened Bread | ||
| movable feast, moveable feast a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years | ||
| judaism the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- passover (n.)
A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked with the blood of a lamb. - passover (n.)
The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the paschal lamb.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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passover
A Jewish and Samaritan holy day and festival commemorating the biblical event of Hebrews' escape from enslavement in Egypt.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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passover
pas′ō-vėr, n. annual feast of the Jews, to commemorate the destroying angel passing over the houses of the Israelites when he slew the first-born of the Egyptians.—adj. pertaining to the Passover
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