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PASSOVER SUPPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Judaism) the ceremonial dinner on the first night (or both nights) of Passover
Synonyms:
Passover supper; Seder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("Passover supper" is a kind of...):
supper (a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime)
Domain category:
Judaism (the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Passover supper"):
Last Supper; Lord's Supper (the traditional Passover supper of Jesus with his disciples on the eve of his crucifixion)