pascha
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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of pascha
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Passover (biblical, Israelite, Jewish, or Christian Passover; this term also includes Quartodeciman Passover, observed on Nisan 14, especially by Christians in Asia Minor)
- (countable, uncountable)Easter, the most important Christian religious holy day or feast.
- (countable, uncountable)Orthodox Christian church services during the week succeeding Easter.
adj
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(attributive, not-comparable)Pertaining to either Passover or Easter (Pascha is an ambiguous term and its meaning depends on context).
“In the Orthodox Christian church, Pascha week is the week succeeding Easter.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin pascha (“Passover”), from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פַּסְחָא (paskha), from Hebrew פֶּסַח (pésakh). Doublet of Pasch, paska, paskha, and Pesach.
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