pas·chal | \ ˈpa-skəl 
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\Definition of paschal
1 : of or relating to Easter A day or two later, Brendan's crew landed on an island where they celebrated Good Friday and Easter. Here they found flocks of white sheep bigger than oxen, and a lamb which they slaughtered for the paschal feast.— Samuel Eliot Morison
2 : of or relating to Passover the paschal lamb
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