Easter
(noun) a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
Source: WordNet® 3.1
easter (comparative more easter, superlative most easter)
(now, regional) Eastern. [from 8th c.]
• Teresa, aretes, arsete, arĆŖtes, asteer, earset, eaters, ratees, reseat, saeter, seater, staree, teares, teaser
Easter (countable and uncountable, plural Easters)
(Christianity) A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging from March 22 to April 25.
Eastertide
(obsolete) The Jewish Passover.
(paganism) A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara, celebrated at the spring equinox or within the month of April, and also called Ostara or Eostre.
Easter term.
Easter
A surname.
• Teresa, aretes, arsete, arĆŖtes, asteer, earset, eaters, ratees, reseat, saeter, seater, staree, teares, teaser
Source: Wiktionary
Eas"ter, n. Etym: [AS. eƔster, eƔstran, paschal feast, Easter; akin to G. ostern; fr. AS. EƔstre, a goddess of light or spring, in honor of whom a festival was celebrated in April; whence this month was called in AS. EƔsterm. From the root of E. east. See East.]
1. An annual church festival commemorating Christ's resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, pĆ¢que, or pask.
2. The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
Note: Easter is used either adjectively or as the first element of a compound; as, Easter day or Easter-day, Easter Sunday, Easter week, Easter gifts. Sundays by thee more glorious break, An Easter day in every week. Keble.
Note: Easter day, on which the rest of the movable feasts depend, is always the first Sunday after the fourteenth day of the calendar moon which (fourteenth day) falls on, or next after, the 21st of March, according to the rules laid down for the construction of the calendar; so that if the fourteenth day happen on a Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday after. Eng. Cyc. Easter dues (Ch. of Eng.), money due to the clergy at Easter, formerly paid in communication of the tithe for personal labor and subject to exaction. For Easter dues, Easter offerings, voluntary gifts, have been substituted.
– Easter egg. (a) A painted or colored egg used as a present at Easter. (b) An imitation of an egg, in sugar or some fine material, sometimes made to serve as a box for jewelry or the like, used as an Easter present.
East"er, v. i. (Naut.)
Definition: To veer to the east; -- said of the wind. Russell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ātheoretical scienceā
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
