Flowering Sunday

noun

The sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter; Palm Sunday.

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Meanings

nounFlowering Sunday (plural Flowering Sundays)

plural Flowering Sundays

  1. South WalesWest CountrydialectalThe sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter; Palm Sunday.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
palm sunday

Origin

From the practice of laying flowers on graves on Palm Sunday.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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