parasceve
noun
par·a·sceve
ˈparəˌsēv
plural -s
1
archaic : the day of preparation before the Jewish Sabbath or a feast of similar rank
it was the parasceve of the pasch
John 19:14 (Douay version)
John 19:14 (Douay version)2
obsolete : preparation
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Greek paraskeuē, literally preparation, from paraskeuazein to get ready, from para- para- entry 1 + skeuazein to prepare, from skeuos vessel, implement
- going concern
- going crook
- going down
- going down (with)
- going down the pan
- going down the plughole
- going down with
- going for
- going for the gold
- going forth
- going forward
- going full speed ahead
- going in
- going in (on)
- going in for
- going in on
- going light
- going like clockwork
- going nowhere fast
- going off
- going off the deep end
- going on
- going on the dole
- going one better
- going out