Passion Sunday

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From the Passion of Christ, the suffering of Jesus preceding and during his crucifixion, from passio (suffering).

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Passion Sunday (plural Passion Sundays)

  1. The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.
    Synonyms: Care Sunday, Carling Sunday, Carl Sunday, Carle Sunday, Judica Sunday, Black Sunday
    near synonym: Sunday of Mary of Egypt, the fifth Sunday of Great Lent by the Byzantine Rite calendar
  2. (rare, inexact) Synonym of Palm Sunday: the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter, the mid-point of Passiontide.

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