passiontide

Pas·sion·tide

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pash-uh n-tahyd]
- /ˈpæʃ ənˌtaɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pash-uh n-tahyd]
- /ˈpæʃ ənˌtaɪd/

Definitions of passiontide word

noun passiontide the two-week period from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday. 1
noun passiontide the last two weeks of Lent, extending from Passion Sunday to Holy Saturday 0
noun passiontide the two-week period before Easter 0

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Origin of passiontide

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50; passion + tide1

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Parts of speech for Passiontide

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Passiontide

passiontide popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

passiontide usage trend in Literature

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