Palm Sunday

noun

: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem

Examples of Palm Sunday in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Lent in Louisville:This 40-year-old seafood joint known for 'best fish sandwich' is a Lent favorite When is Palm Sunday 2024? Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 14 Feb. 2024 The ashes are created by burning palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024 When is Palm Sunday 2024? Palm Sunday is March 24 in 2024. Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2024 Processions take place from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, when the entire city is cast with an ethereal candlelit glow. Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2024 The ashes are typically created from the palms used during Palm Sunday mass, where they’re burned and crushed into a fine black powder. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024 The blessed palm branches from Palm Sunday are saved and later burned to create the ashes for Ash Wednesday. Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024 Where do the ashes come from? Typically, the ashes are from the palms used on Palm Sunday, which falls a week before Easter, according to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Holly Meyer, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024 The organ would make headlines again 27 years later when a strong tornado tore through Elgin on Palm Sunday 1920. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

from the palm branches strewn in Christ's way

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Palm Sunday was before the 12th century

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“Palm Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palm%20Sunday. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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Palm Sunday

noun
: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in memory of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem

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