- passover⇄passover, noun.
1. the paschal lamb, the sacrifice formerly offered in the Temple at Passover (in the Bible, II Chronicles 30:15).
2. (Figurative.) Christ, the Paschal Lamb.
Ex. Christ our passover is sacrificed for us (I Corinthians 5: - Passover⇄Passover, noun.
an eight-day, annual Jewish holiday in memory of the escape of the Hebrews from Egypt, where they had been slaves; Pesah. It begins on the eve of the 15th of Nisan.