Holy Week

proper noun

The week preceding Easter; each of its days is a holy day.

“Holonyms: Eastertime < calendar”

Similar
Passion Week
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The week preceding Easter; each of its days is a holy day.

    Holonyms: Eastertime < calendar

    1 more example

    Meronyms: Palm Sunday; Holy Monday; Holy Tuesday; Holy Wednesday, Good Wednesday, Spy Wednesday; Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday, Green Thursday, Sheer Thursday, White Thursday; Holy Friday, Good Friday, Black Friday, Golden Friday, Great Friday, Pasch of the Cross; Holy Saturday, Black Saturday

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe week before Easter

Similar
Passion Week
Broader
weekhebdomad
Also see
great weekmenstruationpassion week

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan Setmana Santa
  • Setmana Santaweek preceding Easter
Chinese Mandarin 聖週 /圣周
  • 聖週 /圣周 (Shèngzhōu)week preceding Easter
Dutch Goede Week
  • Goede Weekweek preceding Easter
Finnish hiljainen viikko
  • hiljainen viikkoweek preceding Easter
French semaine sainte
  • semaine sainteweek preceding Easter
German Karwoche, Heilige Woche
  • Karwocheweek preceding Easter
  • Heilige Wocheweek preceding Easter
  • Stille Wocheweek preceding Easter
  • Osterwocheweek preceding Easter
Greek Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα
  • Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα (Megáli Evdomáda)week preceding Easter
Hungarian nagyhét
  • nagyhétweek preceding Easter
Icelandic páskavika, dymbilvika
  • páskavikaweek preceding Easter
  • dymbilvikaweek preceding Easter
  • kyrravikaweek preceding Easter
Indonesian pekan suci
  • pekan suciweek preceding Easter
Irish An tSeachtain Mhór, Seachtain na Páise
  • An tSeachtain Mhórweek preceding Easter
  • Seachtain na Páiseweek preceding Easter
Italian settimana santa
  • settimana santaweek preceding Easter
Japanese 聖週間
  • 聖週間 (seishūkan)week preceding Easter
Norwegian Bokmål den stille uke
  • den stille ukeweek preceding Easter
Polish Wielki Tydzień
  • Wielki Tydzieńweek preceding Easter
Portuguese Semana Santa
  • Semana Santaweek preceding Easter
Russian страстна́я неде́ля
  • страстна́я неде́ля (strastnája nedélja)week preceding Easter
Scottish Gaelic Seachdain a' Cheusaidh
  • Seachdain a' Cheusaidhweek preceding Easter
Spanish Semana Santa, Semana de Turismo
  • Semana Santaweek preceding Easter
  • Semana de Turismoweek preceding Easter
Swahili Juma Kuu
  • Juma Kuuweek preceding Easter
Swedish stilla veckan, passionsveckan
  • stilla veckanweek preceding Easter
  • passionsveckanweek preceding Easter
  • dymmelveckanweek preceding Easter
Tagalog Semana Santa, Mahal na Araw
  • Semana Santaweek preceding Easter
  • Mahal na Arawweek preceding Easter
Turkish Çile Haftası, Kutsal Hafta
  • Çile Haftasıweek preceding Easter
  • Kutsal Haftaweek preceding Easter
Ukrainian стра́сний ти́ждень
  • стра́сний ти́ждень (strásnyj týždenʹ)week preceding Easter
Vietnamese Tuần Thánh
  • Tuần Thánhweek preceding Easter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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