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单词 palm sunday
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Palm Sunday


noun

the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

Origin of Palm Sunday

before 1000; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby Palm Sunday

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Example sentences from the Web for Palm Sunday

  • They were born on Palm-Sunday, and are nearly three years old.

    Harper's Young People, February 17, 1880|Various
  • On Palm-Sunday, there was a great procession, after a papal mass.

    The Diary of John Evelyn (Vol 1 of 2)|John Evelyn

British Dictionary definitions for Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

noun

the Sunday before Easter commemorating Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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

Cultural definitions for Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

The Sunday before Easter. It is celebrated by Christians (see also Christian) to commemorate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem) five days before his Crucifixion. On that occasion, the people of Jerusalem laid palm leaves in his path as a sign of welcome. Palms are carried or worn by worshipers in many churches on Palm Sunday.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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