English Explanatory Dictionary

empty as the tomb on Easter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Completely empty.

Word forms

empty as the tomb on Easter

Etymology

From the Christian belief in the Resurrection: the tomb of Jesus (the Holy Sepulchre) was found to be empty.

Synonyms

empty as a pauper's purse empty empty as the tomb on Easter clean leer toom unfilled vacant vacuumlike vacuous void

Related words

Easter Day Easter Sunday silent as the tomb
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