(Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days from Nissan 15) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
"Our family gathers every year to celebrate Passover, remembering when our ancestors were freed from slavery in Egypt."
Alternative letter-case form of Passover
"When I typed the holiday name in all lowercase, it appeared as passover instead of the standard capitalization."
The seven-day (Reform Judaism) or eight-day (Orthodox and Conservative Judaism) Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of the Exodus, during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed.
"We are traveling to Jerusalem this Passover to celebrate our family's tradition of recounting the story of the Exodus from Egypt."