Suffering; spec. the suffering of death. Esp. with reference to the Passion of Christ.

Christian Church. Frequently in form Passion. A commemoration of Jesus's Passion; (also) the time for such a commemoration; Passiontide. Obsolete.

Christian Church. The festival of Easter. Cf. pace, n.2

Holy Week (cf. German stillwoche).

Easter; (formerly also) †Passover (obsolete); = pasch, n. In later use chiefly attributive.

The week immediately preceding Easter Sunday; Holy Week. (Now the principal use.)

= Holy Week, n.

The week immediately preceding Easter Sunday, also called Passion Week, n. (Old English séo hálge wucu was used for Rogation Week.)

In Spain and Spanish-speaking countries: = Holy Week, n.

Christian Church. Now usually in form Passiontide. The last two weeks of Lent, during which Jesus' Passion is primarily commemorated.

Holy Week.