Eas ‧ ter /ˈiːstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: eastre ]
1 . a Christian holy day in March or April when Christians remember the death of Christ and his return to life:
on Easter Sunday
⇨ ↑ Good Friday
2 . the period of time just before and after Easter Day
at Easter
We’ll probably go away at Easter.
Easter holiday/weekend/break
We spent the Easter holidays in Wales.