Definition of Pasover

Definition of Pasover

Passover, the chief festival of the Jews in commemoration of the passing of the destroying angel over the houses of the Israelites on the night when he slew the first-born of the Egyptians; it was celebrated in April, lasted eight days, only unleavened bread was used in its observance, and a lamb roasted whole was eaten with bitter herbs, the partakers standing and road-ready as on their departure from the land of bondage.

- Wikipedia

Pass"o`ver (?), n. [Pass + over. See Pasch.] (Jewish Antiq.) (a) A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the firstborn of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the Israelites which were marked with the blood of a lamb. (b) The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the paschal lamb. Ex. xii.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

The eight-day Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of Exodus, during which the first-born sons of the Jews were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed.
The Christian holy day generally falling on the first day of the Jewish Passover

pass over

to bypass something; to skip over
to make a transit; to pass through or across something
to fly over; to overfly
to die; to pass on or pass away

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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