passiontide

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Definition of passiontide in English English dictionary

The period in the Christian calendar from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday

The last fortnight of Lent

Hyphenation

Pas·sion·tide

Etymology

() passion (“The Passion (suffering) of Christ.”) +‎ -tide From Latin passio (“I suffer”), form of patiens, patierntis (“to suffer”), + Old English tīd (“time”).