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Pascha

Definition: Pascha

Pascha

Noun

1. An archaic name for Easter or Passover.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Synonym: Pascha

Synonym: Pasch (n). (additional references)

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Specialty Definition: Pascha

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Pascha (Greek Πασχα) is the highest holy day of the year in Eastern Christianity. It celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The name is derived from the Hebrew פסח, Pesach, meaning "Passover", the Jewish feast that ended just before Christ's resurrection. In Western Christianity, this day is known as Easter.

The Paschal Divine Liturgy generally takes place around midnight, the morning of Pascha. In general, the earlier a Divine Liturgy is celebrated, the more important the feast. Placing the Paschal Divine Liturgy at midnight guarantees that no Divine Liturgy will come earlier in the morning, ensuring its place as the preeminent "Feast of Feasts" in the liturgical year.

Dates for Pascha

2002 -- May 5

2003 -- April 27

2004 -- April 11

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Pascha."

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Crosswords: Pascha

Non-English Usage: "Pascha" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

German (Pasha), Latin (Easter, Passover), Swedish (bashaw, Pasha).

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Commercial Usage: Pascha

DomainTitle

Books

  • Die Bauten von Hadim Sulaiman Pascha (1468-1548) : nach seinen Urkunden im Ministerium fr Fromme Stiftungen in Kairo (reference)

  • Great Lent: Journey to Pascha (reference)

  • Great Week and Pascha in the Greek Orthodox Church (reference)

  • The Antenicene Pascha (reference)

  • The Lamb's High Feast: Melito, Peri Pascha, and the Quartodeciman Paschal Liturgy at Sardis (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, V. 42) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Pascha

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

pascha

7

bay pascha

2

köln pascha

2

kã ln pascha

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Bible Trace: Pascha

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 6, Verse 4
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintHn de egguV to pasca h eorth twn ioudaiwn
Latin405VulgateErat autem proximum pascha dies festus Iudaeorum
Old English990West SaxonHyt wæs ge-hende eastren. þare Iudeisscefreols-däig.
Middle English1395WyclifAnd the paske was ful niy, a feeste dai of the Jewis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd ester a feast of ye Iewes was nye.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.
Basic English1964OgdenNow the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Pascha

LanguageJohn Chapter 6, Verse 4
BulgarianИ когато заминаваше, видя един сляпороден човек.
CebuanoUg karon ang Pasko, ang fiesta sa mga Judio, nagsingabut na.
Chinese那 時 猶 太 人 的 逾 越 節 近 了 。
CroatianBijaše blizu Pasha, židovski blagdan.
DanishMen Påsken, Jødernes Højtid, var nær.
DutchEn het pascha, het feest der Joden, was nabij.
FinnishJa pääsiäinen, juutalaisten juhla, oli lähellä.
FrenchOr, la Pâque était proche, la fête des Juifs.
GermanEs war aber nahe Ostern, der Juden Fest.
Haitian CreoleJou fèt Delivrans jwif yo te vanse rive.
HungarianKözel vala pedig husvét, a zsidók ünnepe.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariPada waktu itu sudah dekat Hari Raya Paskah Yahudi.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaTatkala itu Pasah sudah hampir, yaitu hari raya orang Yahudi.
ItalianEra vicina la Pasqua, la festa dei Giudei.
Korean마 침 대 인 의 명 인 " 이 가 까 운 지 라
LatvianTuvojâs jau Lieldienas, jûdu svçtki.
MaoriKua tata hoki te kapenga, te hakari a nga Hurai.
Modern GreekΕπλησιαζε δε το πασχα, η εορτη των Ιουδαιων.
NorwegianOg påsken, jødenes høitid, var nær.
PortugueseOra, a páscoa, a festa dos judeus, estava próxima.   
RumanianPawtele, praznicul Iudeilor, erau aproape.
RussianрТЙ'МЙЦБМБУШ ЦЕ рБУИБ, ТБЪ"ОЙЛ йХ"ЕКУЛЙК.
ShuarIsraer-shuara paskuanamperi ishichik ajasmatai Jesussha ni unuiniamurijiai Náinnium waka nui pujusmiayi.
SpanishEstaba cerca la Pascua, la fiesta de los judíos.
SwahiliSikukuu ya Wayahudi iitwayo Pasaka ilikuwa imekaribia.
SwedishOch påsken, judarnas högtid, var nära.
Thaiข"ะนั้นใกล้จะถึงปัสกาซึ่งเป็นเทศกาลเลี้ยงของพวกยิวแล้ว
UkrainianНаближалася ж Пасха, свято юдейське.
UmaNto'u toe, neo' rata-mi eo bohe agama Yahudi to rahanga' Eo Paskah.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations: Pascha

Derivations

Words beginning with "Pascha": paschal, paschals. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Pascha

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pachas.

Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-p-s"

-1 letter: caphs, chaps, pacas, pacha, pasha.

-2 letters: aahs, caph, caps, casa, cash, chap, haps, hasp, paca, pacs, pash.

-3 letters: aah, aas, aha, ash, asp, cap, hap, has, pac, pah, pas, sac, sap, sha, spa.

-4 letters: aa, ah, as, ha, pa, sh.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-p-s"
 

+1 letter: apaches, aphasic, paschal.

 

+2 letters: acalephs, aphasiac, aphasics, calipash, champacs, champaks, chapatis, chapeaus, charpais, haircaps, panaches, panochas, paschals, pashalic.

 

+3 letters: acalephes, anaphasic, aphasiacs, asphaltic, cardsharp, chapaties, chapattis, chaplains, chappatis, gazpachos, handclasp, handicaps, headspace, hepaticas, pachadoms, pachalics, panchaxes, parachors, pashalics, pharisaic, scrapheap.

 

+4 letters: acephalous, approaches, aspherical, backsplash, bathyscaph, calipashes, caliphates, cardsharps, cataphoras, champagnes, champaigns, chaparajos, chaparejos, chaparrals, chapatties, cheapjacks, cheapskate, handclasps, headspaces, launchpads, marchpanes, parachutes, patriarchs, phantasmic, pharmacies, pharmacist, sarcophagi, scrapheaps.

 

+5 letters: acrophobias, amphibrachs, amphimacers, antechapels, aphrodisiac, archesporia, bathyscaphe, bathyscaphs, camphorates, captainship, cardsharper, catastrophe, catchphrase, cheapskates, macrophages, pachysandra, packthreads, parachutist, parenchymas, patchboards, pharisaical, pharmacists, phenacaines, plainchants, psychodrama, purchasable, pyracanthas, rhapsodical, sarcophagus, spermatheca.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Pascha


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 61 73 63 68 61

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01100001 01110011 01100011 01101000 01100001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#97 &#115 &#99 &#104 &#97

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0061 0073 0063 0068 0061

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

506785697467

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Bible Trace
7. Derivations
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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