Easternoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈiː.stər/us/ˈiː.stɚ/a Christian religious holiday to celebrate Jesus Christ's return to life after he was killed:
I get two weeks off school at Easter.
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- We're going to my parents for Easter.
- Did you have a nice Easter?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Religious festivals
- advent
- Ascension Day
- Ash Wednesday
- Chanukah
- Christmas
- Easter Day
- Easter Sunday
- Eid
- epiphany
- feast
- Holy Week
- Mardi Gras
- movable feast
- Noel
- Palm Sunday
- Shrove Tuesday
- the Day of Atonement
- the holiday season
- Twelfth Night
- Whitsun
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