Palm Sunday
noun
: the Sunday before Easter celebrated in commemoration of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem
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The Mexican fan palm, supposedly brought here by the mission-building padres to supply Palm Sunday foliage, can grow taller, maybe 10 stories, and skinnier, and can dip and sway camera-readily in the wind.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
She was confirmed on Palm Sunday, March 17, 1940 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Chaska by Rev. Otto Kohn.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
These include: Palm Sunday: commemorating when Jesus entered Jerusalem
Holy Thursday: commemorating the Last Supper and washing of feet
Good Friday: commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and death
Easter Sunday: commemorating the resurrection of Jesus
Why is Easter 2024 in March?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2021, a newlywed couple blew themselves up outside a packed cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass, wounding 20 people in the city of Makassar.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
She was confirmed on Palm Sunday, March 17, 1940 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Chaska by Rev. Otto Kohn.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
These include: Palm Sunday: commemorating when Jesus entered Jerusalem
Holy Thursday: commemorating the Last Supper and washing of feet
Good Friday: commemorating Jesus' crucifixion and death
Easter Sunday: commemorating the resurrection of Jesus
Why is Easter 2024 in March?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Mar. 2024
In 2021, a newlywed couple blew themselves up outside a packed cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass, wounding 20 people in the city of Makassar.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 5 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for Palm Sunday
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“Palm Sunday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Palm%20Sunday. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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