Definitions for "Palm Sunday"
The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the way. The event is commemorated in Christian churches by distribution of blessed palm leaves.
The first day of Holy Week, commemorating Christ?s triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
A Sunday in the Church Year which reminds us of Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem on the Sunday before his death on the cross.