Meanings
plural Holy Saturdays
- 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
Holy Saturday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Saturday
“Holy Saturday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Saturday. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holy Saturday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Saturday.
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