Care Sunday

proper noun

Synonym of Passion Sunday: the fifth Sunday in Lent.

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Passion Sunday
OriginOld English caru ← Latin passio →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. archaicuncommonSynonym of Passion Sunday: the fifth Sunday in Lent.

    Synonyms: Passion Sunday

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Passion Sunday: the fifth Sunday in Lent.

Similar
Passion Sunday
Also see
passion sunday

Origin

  1. Latinpassio“passion”
  2. Old Englishcaru“care”
  3. EnglishCare Sunday

From Old English caru (“care”) in its sense of “sorrow, trouble, suffering,” used as a calque of Latin passio (“passion”) in its sense of “suffering”, in reference to the Passion of Christ preceding and during Jesus's crucifixion.

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APA

Care Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Care%20Sunday

MLA

“Care Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Care%20Sunday. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Care Sunday,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Care%20Sunday.

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