parasceve
noun
par·a·sceve
ˈparəˌsēv
plural -s
1
archaic
: the day of preparation before the Jewish Sabbath or a feast of similar rank
it was the parasceve of the pasch—John 19:14 (Douay version)
2
obsolete
: preparation
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