Paschal

Definition: Paschal

Paschal

Adjective

1. Of or relating to Passover or Easter; "paschal lamb".

"Paschal" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "having to do with Easter or Passover".

Date "paschal" was first used: sometime in the early 15th century. (references)

Etymology: Paschal \Pas"chal\, adjective. [Latin expression paschalis: compare to the French expression pascal. See Pasch.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms within Context: Paschal

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Regularity of recurrence Periodicity	Hourly; diurnal, daily; quotidian, tertian, weekly; hebdomadal, hebdomadary; biweekly, fortnightly; bimonthly; catamenial; monthly, menstrual; yearly, annual; biennial, triennial; centennial, secular; paschal, lenten;
Rite	Adjective: ritual, ritualistic; ceremonial; baptismal, eucharistical; paschal.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Paschal

English words defined with "paschal": Dionysian period ♦ Paschal candle, Paschal flower, Paschal Lamb ♦ The Lord's Supper. (references)

Specialty definitions using "paschal": Nadab. (references)

Etymologies containing "paschal": Dipaschal ♦ Tripaschal. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Paschal

Domain	Title
Books	A Black Patriot and a White Priest: Andre Cailloux and Claude Paschal Maistre in Civil War New Orleans (Conflicting Worlds) (reference) A Time to Turn ... the Paschal Experience: The Paschal Experience (reference) Awake to Life: Sermons from the Paschal (reference) Paschal Journey: Reflections on Psycho-Spiritual Growth (reference) The Liturgical Year: Paschal Triduum, Easter Season, and Solemnities of the Lord (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	Koala Baby Luxury Plush Baby Blanket - Paschal Blue Check (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Paschal

"Paschal" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 74.07% of the time. "Paschal" is used about 27 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (proper)	74.07%	20	78,262
Adjective (general or positive)	25.93%	7	133,076
Total	100.00%	27	N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Name Usage Frequency: Paschal

The following table summarizes the usage of "paschal" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Paschal	Last name	2,000	5,332
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Derived & Related Names: Paschal

"Paschal" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "having to do with Easter or Passover".

The following table summarizes names related to "Paschal."
Name	Gender	Language	Related Name
Pasco	Male	Cornish	Pascal
Pace	Male	English	Pascal
Pascal	Male	French	N/A
Pascale	Female	French	Pascal
Pascaline	Female	French	Pascal
Paschal	Male	French	Pascal
Pasquale	Male	Italian	Pascal
Pasqualina	Female	Italian	Pascal
Pascual	Male	Spanish	Pascal
Pascuala	Female	Spanish	Pascal
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Expressions: Paschal

Expressions using "paschal": Greek paschal cycle ♦ Paschal candle ♦ Paschal flower ♦ paschal lamb. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Paschal

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.

Expression	Frequency per Day
janet paschal	77
paschal	43
paschal high school	19
paschal candle	11
mystery paschal	10
murray paschal	6
paschal tile	5
janet lyrics paschal	3
lamb paschal	3
paschal skot	3
jim paschal	3
robert paschal	2
paschal high	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Paschal

Language		Translations for "paschal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		I Pashkëve. (various references)

Arabic		‏فصحي. (various references)

Bulgarian		Пасхален (Easter), �'еликденски (Easter). (various references)

Finnish		pääsiäislammas (paschal lamb). (various references)

French		Pascal (Pascal). (various references)

German		Oster. (various references)

Greek		� ασχάλινοσ. (various references)

Hebrew		ל װסח. (various references)

Hungarian		húsvéti (Easter). (various references)

Italian		Pasquale. (various references)

Manx		eaynchaisht (paschal lamb, passover), cainle chaisht (paschal candle). (various references)

Pig Latin		aschalpay

Portuguese		Pascal (Pascal), Dança Para Duas Pessoas. (various references)

Romanian		Pascal, Referitor La Paştele Evreiesc, De Paşte. (various references)

Russian		Пасхальный (Easter). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		uskršnji (easter). (various references)

Spanish		Pascual. (various references)

Swedish		Påsk-. (various references)

Turkish		Paskalyaya Ait, Paskalya (Easter). (various references)

Ukranian		Пасхальний. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Paschal

Language	Period	Translations
Greek	700 BCE-300 CE	pascha. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Paschal

Derivations
	Words beginning with "paschal": paschals. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Paschal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Amschel, Daschle, hazhal, pacha, Palchok, Pancha, Panchal, Panchali, pascals, paschali, Paschi, pascial, Paskar, Patchell, petechial, Pischel, pischl, Pochala, Praschma, Psakhis, Pushca, raschel. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Paschal"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "paschal" (pronounced pa"shul)
3	-sh u l	antisocial, artificial, beneficial, biracial, bushel, commercial, confidential, controversial, crucial, essential, experiential, facial, financial, glacial, impartial, inertial, infomercial, initial, interprovincial, interracial, judicial, jurisprudential, Marshal, Marshall, martial, multiracial, noncommercial, noncontroversial, nonfinancial, nonracial, nonresidential, official, palatial, partial, potential, prejudicial, prenuptial, provincial, quintessential, racial, sacrificial, social, spatial, special, superficial, uncontroversial, unofficial.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Paschal

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-h-l-p-s"
	-1 letter: alphas, calash, pachas, pascal.
	-2 letters: alpha, caphs, chaps, claps, clash, clasp, pacas, pacha, pasha, plash, salpa, scalp.
	-3 letters: aahs, aals, alas, alps, caph, caps, casa, cash, chap, clap, haps, hasp, lacs, laps, lash, paca, pacs, pals, pash, salp, slap.
	-4 letters: aah, aal, aas, aha, ala, alp, als, ash, asp, cap, hap, has, lac, lap, las, pac, pah, pal, pas, sac, sal, sap, sha, spa.
	-5 letters: aa, ah, al, as, ha, la, pa, sh.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-h-l-p-s"
	+1 letter: acalephs, calipash, paschals, pashalic.
	+2 letters: acalephes, asphaltic, chaplains, handclasp, pachalics, pashalics.
	+3 letters: acephalous, aspherical, backsplash, calipashes, caliphates, chaparrals, handclasps, launchpads.
	+4 letters: antechapels, pharisaical, plainchants, purchasable, rhapsodical.
	+5 letters: archesporial, archipelagos, backsplashes, cardinalship, chaplaincies, mesencephala, metaphysical, parochialism, seraphically.
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