Feast of the Unleavened Bread

Feast of the Unleavened Bread
noun
(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
Syn: ↑Passover, ↑Pesach, ↑Pesah
Topics: ↑Judaism
Hypernyms: ↑movable feast, ↑moveable feast
Hyponyms: ↑Pasch, ↑Pascha

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