Meanings
proper noun
- Easter Sunday, the Christian holiday commemorating the Resurrection.
- The day that that holiday commemorates: the day (circa AD 33) when Jesus's friends found the Holy Sepulchre to be unexpectedly empty.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
Similar
Broader
Christian holy day
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian Великден
- Великден (Velikden)Easter Day
Finnish pääsiäispäivä
- pääsiäispäiväEaster Day
German Ostertag
- OstertagEaster Day
Norwegian påskedag
- påskedagEaster Day
Polish Niedziela Wielkanocna
- Niedziela WielkanocnaEaster Day
Swedish påskdag
- påskdagEaster Day
Cite this entry
APA
Easter Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20Day
MLA
“Easter Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Easter Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Easter%20Day.
Source: Easter Day on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.