paschal – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
paschal
adj.
of Passover; of Easter
Paschal
Paschal is a variant spelling of the name
Pascal (see:
Pascal (given name),
Pascal (surname)), from
Latin Paschalis. Two
popes and two
antipopes have taken this name:
- Antipope Paschal (687), a rival with Theodore for Pope following the death of Pope Conon (21 September 687), and thus is considered an antipope of the Roman Catholic Church
- Pope Paschal I (died 824), head of the Catholic Church from 25 January 817 to his death in 824
- Pope Paschal II (11th-century–1118), head of the Catholic Church from 13 August 1099 to his death in 1118
- Antipope Paschal III (1164–1168), Antipope from 1164 to 20 September 1168
paschal
Adjective
1. of or relating to Passover or Easter; "paschal lamb"
(pertainym) Pasch, Pascha
Paschal
(a.)
Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal lamb; paschal eggs.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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