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1. (n.) Palm Sunday
the Sunday before Easter, celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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1. (noun) Palm Sunday
Sunday before Easter
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1. 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
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1. 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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