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  • 61Holy Week procession — A Holy Week procession is an event taking place in Holy Week, most often in a country with traditional Roman Catholic culture.*Palm Sunday: The day when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem. *Holy Thursday: The day when Jesus gave Last Supper, followed by… …

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  • 62December 2003 nor'easter — Surface weather analysis of the storm on December 7, 2003 The December 2003 New England snowstorm was a severe nor easter that impacted the Eastern United States during the first week of the month. It produced heavy snowfall throughout the New… …

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  • 63great week — noun Usage: usually capitalized G&W Etymology: translation of Late Greek megalē hebdomas : holy week used in the early church and now especially in the Eastern Church * * * Eastern Ch. See Holy Week. [1650 60; trans. of LGk megalé hebdomás] * * * …

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  • 64Holy Week —    The last week in Lent is so called and among the ancients was known also as The Great Week, because of the important events in the last week in our Lord s Life which it commemorates. It is a week of solemn and awful memories, a holy time of… …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 65Passion Week — Pas′sion Week n. 1) rel the week preceding Easter; Holy Week 2) rel the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday • Etymology: 1350–1400 …

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  • 66Passion Week — /ˈpæʃən wik/ (say pashuhn week) noun 1. the week preceding Easter; Holy Week. 2. the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday …

  • 67Passion Week — 1. the week preceding Easter; Holy Week. 2. the week before Holy Week, beginning with Passion Sunday. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …

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  • 68PASSION WEEK —    is properly the week preceding Holy Week, but in common English usage the name is given to Holy Week itself, i. e. to the week immediately preceding Easter, commemorating Christ s passion …

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  • 69Holy Week —  ; Great Week    The term Holy Week, known as Great Week in the Eastern Churches, begins on Palm (Passion) Sunday and ends on Easter Sunday. Holy Week includes the celebration of the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the events… …

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  • 70Holy Week — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms Holy Week : singular Holy Week plural Holy Weeks in the Christian religion, the week before Easter Sunday …

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