n. | 1. | An annual church festival commemorating Christ's resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pascha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of | |||||||||
2. | The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.
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v. i. | 1. | (Naut.) To veer to the east; - said of the wind. |
Noun | 1. | Easter - a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox |
2. | easter - a wind from the east |