Meanings
plural Passion Sundays
- The fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.
near synonym: Sunday of Mary of Egypt, the fifth Sunday of Great Lent by the Byzantine Rite calendar
Synonyms: Care Sunday, Carling Sunday, Carl Sunday, Carle Sunday, Judica Sunday, Black Sunday
- rareinexactSynonym of Palm Sunday: the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter, the mid-point of Passiontide.
Synonyms: Palm Sunday
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fifth Sunday in Lent, the second Sunday before Easter, the first day in Passiontide.
nounSynonym of Palm Sunday: the sixth Sunday in Lent, the Sunday before Easter, the mid-point of Passiontide.
Origin
From the Passion of Christ, the suffering of Jesus preceding and during his crucifixion, from passio (“suffering”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Judica
- Judicafifth Sunday in Lent
French Dimanche de la Passion
- Dimanche de la Passionfifth Sunday in Lent
German Passionssonntag, Karsonntag
- Passionssonntagfifth Sunday in Lent
- Karsonntagfifth Sunday in Lent
Italian Domenica di passione
- Domenica di passionefifth Sunday in Lent
Spanish Domingo de Pasión
- Domingo de Pasiónfifth Sunday in Lent
Tagalog Linggo ng Paghihirap
- Linggo ng Paghihirapfifth Sunday in Lent
Cite this entry
Passion Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Passion%20Sunday
“Passion Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Passion%20Sunday. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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