Good Friday
US/ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/
Good Friday noun: the Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.
Noun
Good Friday (countable and uncountable, plural Good Fridays)
- The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.
- Holonyms: Holy Week < Eastertime
- But Good Friday soon restored to lord Nelville all those religious emotions, the want of which he so much regretted on the preceding days.1807, [Germaine] de Staël Holstein, translated by D[ennis] Lawler, “[Book X. Holy week.] Chap[ter] IV.”, in Corinna; or, Italy. […], volume III, London: […] Corri, […]; and sold by Colburn, […], and...
- Synonyms:
- Holy Friday, Great Friday, Golden Friday, Black Friday, Pasch of the Cross
Good Friday meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam
Good Friday in Hindi
- The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
- गुड फ़्राइडे guḍ frāiḍe, होली फ़्राइडे holī frāiḍe
Good Friday in Tamil
- The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
- புனிதவெள்ளி puṉitaveḷḷi, பெரியவெள்ளிக்கிழமை periyaveḷḷikkiḻamai
Good Friday in Urdu
- جمعۃ الخیر
Good Friday in Malayalam
- The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified
- ദുഖഃവെള്ളി dukhaḥveḷḷi, ദുഃഖ വെള്ളി duḥkha veḷḷi
More languagesFewer languages
- Good Friday in Tagalog
- Biyernes Santo
- Good Friday in Arabic
- الْجُمْعَة الْعَظِيمَة al-jumʕa al-ʕaẓīma, جُمْعَة الْآلَام jumʕat al-ʔālām
- Good Friday in Malay
- Jumaat Agung
- Good Friday in Indonesian
- Jumat Agung
- Good Friday in Vietnamese
- Thứ sáu Tuần Thánh
Synonyms of Good Friday
Forms of Good Friday
| plural | Good Fridays |
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Origin of Good Friday
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”).
Words formed from Good Friday
Questions about Good Friday
- What does Good Friday mean?
- Good Friday means the Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified.
- What is Good Friday in Hindi?
- Good Friday in Hindi is गुड फ़्राइडे (guḍ frāiḍe), होली फ़्राइडे (holī frāiḍe). See Good Friday meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Good Friday?
- Good Friday is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Good Friday?
- Good Friday is pronounced /ɡʊd fɹaɪːdɛɪ/ (US).
- What is the plural of Good Friday?
- The plural of Good Friday is Good Fridays.
Words near Good Friday in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Good Friday (page history and authors); Good Friday (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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