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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PASCHAL

a.[L. pascha. ] Pertaining to the passover, or to Easter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PASCHAL

Pas "chal, a. Etym: [L. paschalis: cf. F. pascal. See Pasch. ]

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs. Longfellow. Paschal candle (R. C. Ch. ), a large wax candle, blessed and placed on the altar on Holy Saturday, or the day before Easter. -- Paschal flower. See Pasque flower, under Pasque.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

paschal

pas chal |ˈpaskəl ˈpæskəl | adjective formal 1 of or relating to Easter. 2 of or relating to the Jewish Passover. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from ecclesiastical Latin paschalis, from pascha feast of Passover, via Greek and Aramaic from Hebrew Pesaḥ Passover.

 

paschal candle

pas chal can dle noun Christian Church a large candle blessed and lit on Holy Saturday and placed by the altar until Pentecost.

 

paschal lamb

pas chal lamb noun 1 a lamb sacrificed at Passover. 2 Christ.

 

Oxford Dictionary

paschal

paschal |ˈpask (ə )l, ˈpɑːs -| adjective formal 1 relating to Easter. 2 relating to the Jewish Passover. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from ecclesiastical Latin paschalis, from pascha feast of Passover , via Greek and Aramaic from Hebrew Pesaḥ Passover .

 

paschal candle

pas |chal can ¦dle noun Christian Church a large candle blessed and lit on Holy Saturday and placed by the altar until Pentecost.

 

paschal lamb

pas |chal lamb noun a lamb sacrificed at Passover. ( the Paschal Lamb ) Christ.

 

Duden Dictionary

Paschalamm

Pas cha lamm Substantiv, Neutrum , das |P a schalamm |ökumenische Form von Passahlamm

 

Paschalik

Pa scha lik Substantiv, Neutrum Geschichte , das |P a schalik |das Paschalik; Genitiv: des Paschaliks, Plural: die Paschalike und Paschaliks türkisch Würde oder Amtsbezirk eines Paschas 1b

 

Paschalis

Pa scha lis Eigenname |Pasch a lis auch pasˈçaː …|hebräisch Papstname

 

Paschalstil

Pas chal stil Substantiv, maskulin , der |Pasch a lstil |der Paschalstil; Genitiv: des Paschalstil [e ]s hebräisch -griechisch-kirchenlateinisch ; lateinisch mittelalterliche Zeitbestimmung mit dem Jahresanfang zu Ostern

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

paschal

pas chal /pǽsk (ə )l, pɑ́ːs -/形容詞 1 (ユダヤ教の )過ぎ越しの祝いの (Passover ).2 復活祭の .~̀ l mb the 過ぎ越しの祝いの小羊 ; the P- L- 〗キリスト .