Good Friday

== English == === Etymology === From good (“holy”); compare good tide to refer to Christmas or Shrovetide (e.g. Goodtyde and Gudtyde in some British dialects), Good Wednesday, and the Good Book to refer to the Bible. Earlier called Old English Langa-Friġedæġ (“Long Friday”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/ === Noun === Good Friday (countable and uncountable, plural Good Fridays) (Christianity) The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified. Synonyms: Holy Friday, Great Friday, Golden Friday, Black Friday, Pasch of the Cross Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime Comeronyms: Palm Sunday; Holy Monday; Holy Tuesday; Holy Wednesday, Good Wednesday, Spy Wednesday; Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursday, Green Thursday, Sheer Thursday, White Thursday; Holy Saturday, Black Saturday ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===