Passover supper

Passover supper
noun
(Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover
Syn: ↑Seder
Topics: ↑Judaism
Hypernyms: ↑supper
Hyponyms: ↑Last Supper, ↑Lord's Supper

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