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Definition of Palm Sunday noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Palm Sunday

noun
 
/ˌpɑːm ˈsʌndeɪ/,
 
/ˌpɑːm ˈsʌndi/
 
/ˌpɑːm ˈsʌndeɪ/,
 
/ˌpɑːm ˈsʌndi/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. (in the Christian Church) the Sunday before Easter
    CultureIn many Christian churches people who come to church on Palm Sunday are given a leaf of the palm tree folded in the shape of a cross. This tradition comes from the Bible story that people put palm leaves on the ground in front of Christ as he entered Jerusalem.
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