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palm sunday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables
palm -sun-day
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the palm fronds supposedly laid before Jesus during his entrance to Jerusalem preceding his crucifixion. Originally Old English Palmsunnandæg or palm-sunnandæg. The current spelling dates to the 17th century.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Palmsunnandæg

Inflected Forms

Palm Sundays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Holy Monday Holy Tuesday Holy Wednesday Good Wednesday Spy Wednesday Holy Thursday Maundy Thursday Green Thursday

Synonyms

Branch Sunday Fig Sunday Flowering Sunday Passion Sunday

Questions

What does palm sunday mean?
The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter.
Where does palm sunday come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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