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Easter

Easter

Meaning of Easter

Christian holiday

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EN-UK/ˈiː.stə/
EN-US/ˈiːstər/
Easter
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Easter with Russian translation

Easter usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Мы прячем расписные яйца в саду утром на Пасху.

We hide painted eggs in the garden on Easter morning.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Наша семья надевает новую одежду в церковь каждую Пасху.

Our family wears new clothes to church every Easter.

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Easter belongs to the topic "Family Holidays and Traditions". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

EasterПасха
familyсемья
parentsродители
momмама
dadпапа
childребёнок
childrenдети

Easter synonyms

Related words worth learning together

Resurrection Sunday
An alternative name for Easter that emphasizes the Resurrection; commonly used by some Protestant groups.
Good Friday
The Friday before Easter commemorating Jesus's crucifixion; part of Holy Week.
Holy Week
The week leading up to Easter, covering the events of the Passion (Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday).
Lent
The 40-day period of fasting and penitence before Easter in the Christian calendar.
Eastertide
A liturgical term for the Easter season — the period of celebration following Easter Sunday.
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Resurrection Sunday

An alternative name for Easter that emphasizes the Resurrection; commonly used by some Protestant groups.

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Our church calls the celebration Resurrection Sunday.

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Good Friday

The Friday before Easter commemorating Jesus's crucifixion; part of Holy Week.

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Churches hold solemn services on Good Friday.

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Holy Week

The week leading up to Easter, covering the events of the Passion (Palm Sunday through Holy Saturday).

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Many traditions during Holy Week recall the final days of Jesus's life.

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Lent

The 40-day period of fasting and penitence before Easter in the Christian calendar.

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She gave up chocolate for Lent.

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Eastertide

A liturgical term for the Easter season — the period of celebration following Easter Sunday.

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During Eastertide churches sing joyful hymns.

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Palm Sunday

The Sunday before Easter marking Jesus's entry into Jerusalem, often celebrated with palms or branches.

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On Palm Sunday children carry palm leaves in the procession.

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How to pronounce Easter and what this word means

Easter means Easter. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce Easter

/ˈiː.stə/

Easter translation

Easter

Easter examples

We hide painted eggs in the garden on Easter morning.

Easter transcription

/ˈiː.stə/, /ˈiːstər/

Questions about this word

Easter meaning: what does it mean?

Christian holiday

Easter pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

Easter is pronounced as /ˈiː.stə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Easter definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We hide painted eggs in the garden on Easter morning. Translation: Мы прячем расписные яйца в саду утром на Пасху.

Is Easter part of Family Holidays and Traditions vocabulary?

Yes, Easter can be learned in the Family Holidays and Traditions topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is Easter part of Family and Relationships vocabulary?

Yes, Easter can be learned in the Family and Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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