antipascha
|an-ti-pas-cha|
/ˌæn.tɪˈpæs.kə/
in place of Pascha / the Sunday after Easter
Etymology
'antipascha' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'antipáscha', where the prefix 'anti-' meant 'instead of' or 'in place of' and 'Pascha' meant 'Passover/Easter'.
'antipáscha' entered ecclesiastical usage (in Greek and Church Latin) and was borrowed into English from these liturgical contexts as 'antipascha'.
Initially it referred broadly to a feast or observance 'in place of' or 'corresponding to' Pascha; over time it became used more specifically for the Sunday after Pascha (Thomas Sunday) in Orthodox usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
in Eastern Orthodox liturgy, the Sunday after Pascha (Easter), commonly identified with Thomas Sunday.
Antipascha is observed on the Sunday following Pascha and commemorates the appearance of the risen Christ to Thomas.
Synonyms
Noun 2
a liturgical observance held in place of or as a counterpart to Pascha (the festival of Easter) in certain traditions.
In some liturgical texts the term antipascha denotes a service or commemoration held as a counterpart to Pascha.
Synonyms
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