LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuter

phase

phase n (indeclinable)
Classical[ˈpʰa.sɛ]Ecclesiastical[ˈfaː.s̬e]

Meaning

  1. indeclinableneuterPassover
  2. indeclinableneuterthe Passover sacrifice; Paschal Lamb

Phase, n. indecl.,
I. the Passover, a Jewish feast commemorative of the rescue of the first-born among the Jews from the destruction which visited the Egyptians: est enim Phase (id est transitus) Domini, Vulg. Exod. 12, 11: factum est Phase, id. 4 Reg. 23, 22.—
II. Transf., the sacrifice offered at the Passover, the paschal lamb: immolare, Vulg. 2 Par. 35, 11; id. Deut. 16, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek φασέκ (phasék, “Passover”), from a Semitic language.

Descendants
  • Old Englishphase

Quick answers

What does phase mean in Latin?
phase, a noun, means “Passover; the Passover sacrifice; Paschal Lamb”.
How do you pronounce phase?
In classical Latin, [ˈpʰa.sɛ]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈfaː.s̬e].