Holy Saturday

noun

The Saturday immediately after Good Friday and before Easter.

“Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime”

Meanings

nounHoly Saturday (plural Holy Saturdays)

plural Holy Saturdays

  1. The Saturday immediately after Good Friday and before Easter.

    Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime

    Synonyms: Black Saturday

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe Saturday immediately after Good Friday and before Easter.

Translations

Dutch Stille Zaterdag, paaszaterdag
  • Stille Zaterdagthe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • paaszaterdagthe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Finnish lankalauantai
  • lankalauantaithe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
German Karsamstag
  • Karsamstagthe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Greek Μεγάλο Σάββατο
  • Μεγάλο Σάββατο (Megálo Sávvato)the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Hungarian nagyszombat
  • nagyszombatthe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Icelandic aðfangadagur páska
  • aðfangadagur páskathe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Indonesian Sabtu Suci
  • Sabtu Sucithe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Irish Satharn Cásca
  • Satharn Cáscathe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Polish Wielka Sobota
  • Wielka Sobotathe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Portuguese Sábado de Aleluia
  • Sábado de Aleluiathe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Russian Вели́кая Суббо́та, Страстна́я Суббо́та
  • Вели́кая Суббо́та (Velíkaja Subbóta)the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Страстна́я Суббо́та (Strastnája Subbóta)the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Spanish Sábado Santo, Sábado de Gloria
  • Sábado Santothe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Sábado de Gloriathe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Swedish påskafton
  • påskaftonthe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Tagalog Sabado de Gloria
  • Sabado de Gloriathe Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Tamil புனிதசனி
  • புனிதசனி (puṉitacaṉi)the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Ukrainian Вели́ка субо́та, Страсна́ субо́та
  • Вели́ка субо́та (Velýka subóta)the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
  • Страсна́ субо́та (Strasná subóta)the Saturday immediately after Good Friday
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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