paschal
(adjective) of or relating to Passover or Easter; “paschal lamb”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paschal (not comparable)
Alternative form of Paschal
Paschal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to Easter.
Of or pertaining to the Passover.
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"chal, a. Etym: [L. paschalis: cf. F. pascal. See Pasch.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs. Longfellow. Paschal candle (R. C. Ch.), a large wax candle, blessed and placed on the altar on Holy Saturday, or the day before Easter.
– Paschal flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
