Easter

ˈiːstə

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#1·6h ago

(paganism) A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara, celebrated at the vernal equinox or within the month of April; Eostre, Ostara.

Origin: The is derived from , from , seemingly from Ēastre, a proposed Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn whose festival is thought to have been celebrated around the vernal equinox. Further from , from , derived from either or, more semantically plausible, from *austrą, *auzrą, a metathesized form of *wazrą, *-ǭ, from . The English word is cognate with , (modern ) and is possibly a . Despite a modern , not related to Ishtar. The is derived from the noun. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·6h ago

(obsolete) The Jewish Passover.

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#3·6h ago

(intransitive) To celebrate Easter.

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