Easter basket

noun

A basket containing foods that are traditionally forbidden during Lent (meat, eggs, and dairy products), blessed by a priest for breaking the Lenten fast.

Similar
Paschal basket
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Meanings

nounEaster basket (plural Easter baskets)

plural Easter baskets

  1. ChristianityA basket containing foods that are traditionally forbidden during Lent (meat, eggs, and dairy products), blessed by a priest for breaking the Lenten fast.

    Synonyms: Paschal basket

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA basket containing foods that are traditionally forbidden during Lent (meat, eggs, and dairy products), blessed by a priest for breaking the Lenten fast.

Similar
Paschal basket
Also see
paschal basket
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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