Definitions for palm sunday
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Palm′ Sun′day(n.)
the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Category: Religion
Origin of Palm Sunday:
bef. 1000
Princeton's WordNet
Palm Sunday(noun)
Sunday before Easter
Wiktionary
Palm Sunday(Noun)
The Sunday before Easter, commemorating Christ's entry into Jerusalem, when palm fronds were strewn before him.
Webster Dictionary
Palm Sunday
the Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the way
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Palm Sunday
the Sunday before Easter, is so called from its being commemorative of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem; it is observed by the Greek and Roman Churches; in the latter palm branches are blessed by the priest before mass, carried in procession, distributed to the congregation, carried home by them, and kept throughout the year.
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