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noun

Phase

gen. indecl. · gender neuter
the Passover •
the Passover, a Jewish feast commemorative of the rescue of the first-born among the Jews from the destruction which visited the Egyptians: est enim Phase (id est transitus) Domini, Vulg. Exod. 12, 11: factum est Phase, id. 4 Reg. 23, 22.—
the sacrifice offered at the Passover; the paschal lamb by extension •
Transf., the sacrifice offered at the Passover, the paschal lamb: immolare, Vulg. 2 Par. 35, 11; id. Deut. 16, 2.
Perseus ID: n35954 Key: Phase