ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
( -s )
Etymology: from the phrase pass over; from the exemption of the Israelites from the slaughter of the first-born in Egypt, Exod 12:23-27
1. usually capitalized : an annual religious and spring agricultural festival of the Jews that commemorates the liberation of the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt and that begins on the evening of the 14th day of the month of Nisan and by extension includes the 8 days following or (as originally and among reform Jews and in modern Israel) the 7 days following — called also Pesach
2. : the sacrifice at the feast of the Passover : paschal lamb
Christ our passover is sacrificed for us — 1 Cor 5:7 (Authorized Version)