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Definition of Paschal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to Passover or Easter. "Paschal lamb"
Definition of Paschal
1. a. Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs.
Definition of Paschal
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Easter. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the Passover. ¹
3. Adjective. of or relating to Passover ¹
4. Adjective. of or relating to Easter, especially the Orthodox Pascha. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paschal
1. a candle used in certain religious ceremonies [n -S]
Medical Definition of Paschal
1. Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs. Paschal candle, a large wax candle, blessed and placed on the altar on Holy Saturday, or the day before Easter. Paschal flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque. Origin: L. Paschalis: cf. F. Pascal. See Pasch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paschal
Literary usage of Paschal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1909)
"This Saturday celebration was known as the Easter or paschal Vigils. ... The custom
of the paschal fire was also an early institution and can be traced back ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"And undoubtedly the paschal candle must have derived its origin from the ...
Whether consciously designed for that purpose or not, the paschal candle ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1911)
"After sixty-one days of harsh imprisonment, paschal yielded and guaranteed
investiture to the emperor. Henry was then crowned in St Peter's on the i3th of ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"And undoubtedly the paschal candle must have derived its origin from the ...
Whether consciously designed for that purpose or not, the paschal candle ..."
5. Italy and Her Invaders by Thomas Hodgkin (1895)
"Intrigues of paschal with the Exarch. aloof, in sullen hardness, ... paschal,
however, though outwardly submissive, in intrigues his heart rebelled against ..."
6. Church History by Johann Heinrich Kurtz (1889)
"The paschal Controversies.—During the 2nd century, there were three different
practices prevalent in regard to the observance of the paschal festival. ..."
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