Passover
/ˈpɑːsˌəʊvə(r)/noun
1- the major Jewish spring festival which commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, lasting seven or eight days from the 15th day of Nisan(犹太人的)逾越节。
1.1
- another term for PASCHAL LAMB
词源
from pass over 'pass without touching', with reference to the exemption of the Israelites from the death of their firstborn (Exod. 12).