Good Friday

US/ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/

noun

The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.

“Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime”

Similar
Holy FridayGreat FridayGolden FridayBlack FridayPasch of the Cross
OriginOld English Langa-Friġedæġ →
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Meanings

nounGood Friday (countable and uncountable, plural Good Fridays)

plural Good Fridays

  1. countableuncountableChristianityThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.

    Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime

    1 more example

    But Good Friday soon restored to lord Nelville all those religious emotions, the want of which he so much regretted on the preceding days.

    1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book X. Holy week.] Chap[ter] IV.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume III, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and Mackenzie, […], →OCLC, page 43

    Synonyms: Holy Friday, Great Friday, Golden Friday, Black Friday, Pasch of the Cross

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.

Similar
Holy FridayGreat FridayGolden FridayBlack FridayPasch of the Cross
Also see
golden fridaygreat fridayholy fridaypasch of the cross

Origin

  1. Old EnglishLanga-Friġedæġ“Long Friday”
  2. EnglishGood Friday

From good (“holy”); compare good tide to refer to Christmas or Shrovetide (e.g. Goodtyde and Gudtyde in some British dialects), Good Wednesday, and the Good Book to refer to the Bible. Earlier called Old English Langa-Friġedæġ (“Long Friday”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Goeie Vrydag
  • Goeie VrydagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Arabic الْجُمْعَة الْعَظِيمَة, جُمْعَة الْآلَام
  • الْجُمْعَة الْعَظِيمَة (al-jumʕa al-ʕaẓīma)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • جُمْعَة الْآلَام (jumʕat al-ʔālām)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Basque Ostiral Santua
  • Ostiral SantuaThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Bulgarian Разпе́ти пе́тък
  • Разпе́ти пе́тък (Razpéti pétăk)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Catalan Divendres Sant
  • Divendres SantThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Chinese Mandarin 耶穌受難節 /耶稣受难节, 耶穌受難日 /耶稣受难日
  • 耶穌受難節 /耶稣受难节 (Yēsū shòunànjié)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • 耶穌受難日 /耶稣受难日 (Yēsū shòunànrì)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • 受難節 /受难节 (shòunànjié)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Czech Velký pátek
  • Velký pátekThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Danish langfredag
  • langfredagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Dutch Goede Vrijdag
  • Goede VrijdagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Esperanto Sankta Vendredo
  • Sankta VendredoThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Estonian suur reede
  • suur reedeThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Finnish pitkäperjantai
  • pitkäperjantaiThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
French vendredi saint
  • vendredi saintThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
German Karfreitag, Charfreitag
  • KarfreitagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • CharfreitagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • Hoher FreitagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • Stiller FreitagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Greek Μεγάλη Παρασκευή
  • Μεγάλη Παρασκευή (Megáli Paraskeví)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Hebrew יום שישי הטוב
  • יום שישי הטוב (yom shishi hatov)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Hindi गुड फ़्राइडे, होली फ़्राइडे
  • गुड फ़्राइडे (guḍ frāiḍe)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • होली फ़्राइडे (holī frāiḍe)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Hungarian nagypéntek
  • nagypéntekThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Icelandic föstudagurinn langi
  • föstudagurinn langiThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Indonesian Jumat Agung
  • Jumat AgungThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Irish Aoine an Chéasta
  • Aoine an ChéastaThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Italian Venerdì Santo
  • Venerdì SantoThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Japanese 聖金曜日, 受難日
  • 聖金曜日 (Sei-kinyōbi)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • 受難日 (Junanbi)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Korean 수난일, 성금요일
  • 수난일 (sunanil)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • 성금요일 (seonggeumyoil)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Latin Diēs Passiōnis Dominī, Parascēvē
  • Diēs Passiōnis DominīThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • ParascēvēThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Latvian Lielā Piektdiena
  • Lielā PiektdienaThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Lithuanian Didysis Penktadienis
  • Didysis PenktadienisThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Malay Jumaat Agung
  • Jumaat AgungThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Norwegian Bokmål langfredag
  • langfredagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Polish Wielki Piątek
  • Wielki PiątekThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Portuguese Sexta-feira Santa
  • Sexta-feira SantaThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Romanian Vinerea Mare, Vinerea Patimilor
  • Vinerea MareThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • Vinerea PatimilorThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Russian Страстна́я пя́тница, Вели́кая пя́тница
  • Страстна́я пя́тница (Strastnája pjátnica)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • Вели́кая пя́тница (Velíkaja pjátnica)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Scottish Gaelic Dihaoine na Càisge
  • Dihaoine na CàisgeThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Slovak Veľký piatok
  • Veľký piatokThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Spanish Viernes Santo
  • Viernes SantoThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Swahili Ijumaa Kuu
  • Ijumaa KuuThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Swedish långfredag
  • långfredagThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Tagalog Biyernes Santo
  • Biyernes SantoThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Tamil புனிதவெள்ளி, பெரியவெள்ளிக்கிழமை
  • புனிதவெள்ளி (puṉitaveḷḷi)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • பெரியவெள்ளிக்கிழமை (periyaveḷḷikkiḻamai)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Turkish Kutsal Cuma
  • Kutsal CumaThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Ukrainian Страсна́ п'я́тниця
  • Страсна́ п'я́тниця (Strasná pʺjátnycja)The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Vietnamese Thứ sáu Tuần Thánh
  • Thứ sáu Tuần ThánhThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Welsh Dydd Gwener y Groglith, Gwener y Groglith
  • Dydd Gwener y GroglithThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
  • Gwener y GroglithThe Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
Cite this entry
APA

Good Friday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Good%20Friday

MLA

“Good Friday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Good%20Friday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Good Friday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Good%20Friday.

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