Meanings
nounEastertide (uncountable)
- uncountableThe season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.
Near-synonym: Eastertime (broad sense)
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Meronyms: Easter, Easter Day, Easter Sunday, Holy Week, Easter Week
Synonyms: Eastertime, Easter, Eastertime
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe season from Easter Day to Whitsun, inclusive thereof.
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Origin
- Middle Englishester
- EnglishEaster
- EnglishEastertide
From Easter + -tide (“period surrounding a festival”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian Великденски период
- Великденски периодEastertime
Dutch paastijd
- paastijdEastertime
Greek πασχαλιά
- πασχαλιά (paschaliá)Eastertime
Irish Aimsir na Cásca, an Cháisc
- Aimsir na CáscaEastertime
- an CháiscEastertime
Swedish påsktid
- påsktidEastertime
Cite this entry
APA
Eastertide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastertide
MLA
“Eastertide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastertide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Eastertide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Eastertide.
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