Easter vs Easterly - What's the difference?
easter | easterly |
(Christianity) A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25.
Eastertide
(obsolete) The Jewish passover.
* 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Mark XIV:
(paganism) A festival held in honour of the goddess Eostre or Ostara and celebrated at the spring equinox or within the month of April. Also known as Eostre.
(meteorology) Any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).
Facing the east; directed towards the east.
Located towards the east.
Coming from the east.
In an eastward direction or position; towards the east.
From the east.
English contranyms
As nouns the difference between easter and easterly
is that easter is a Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Christ; the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, neither earlier than March 22 nor later than April 25 while easterly is any persistent wind from the east (usually applied to broad currents or belts of easterly winds).As adjectives the difference between easter and easterly
is that easter is eastern while easterly is facing the east; directed towards the east.As an adverb easterly is
in an eastward direction or position; towards the east.easter
English
(wikipedia Easter)Noun
(en noun)- We spent each of the past five Easters together as a family.
- After two dayes folowed ester , and the dayes of swete breed.
See also
* pace * Pasch * Passover * Passion Sunday * Palm Sunday * Maundy Thursday * Good FridayAnagrams
*easterly
English
Noun
(easterlies)See also
* equatorial easterly * tropical easterly * polar easterlyAdjective
(en adjective)- an easterly course or voyage
- the easterly side of a lake
- an easterly wind