Pass ‧ o ‧ ver /ˈpɑːsəʊvə $ ˈpæsoʊvər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] ( also the Passover )
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Translation of Hebrew pesah 'to pass without affecting' ; because, according to the Bible, God did not kill Jewish children when he killed children of other races ]
a Jewish religious holiday when people remember the escape of the Jews from Egypt