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Date: 1500-1600
Origin: Translation of Hebrew pesah 'to pass without affecting'; because, according to the Bible, God did not kill Jewish children when he killed children of other races

Passover

 noun
     
NEW! See related topics: JUDAISM
Pass‧o‧ver [uncountable] also the Passover
RRJ a Jewish religious holiday when people remember the escape of the Jews from Egypt
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