Easter lily
Spring church flower
Easter lily is a fragrant white trumpet-shaped lily native to Japan, widely cultivated as a symbol of Easter.
The flowers' white color and springtime bloom connect them to themes of purity and resurrection in Christian tradition: Churches were decorated with Easter lilies for the service.
Bloom's colorful segment
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- bulbRounded storage organ
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- trumpetValved brass wind instrument
stamen · pistil · perennial · florist · vase · arrangement · floral · greenhouse
Uncontaminated quality
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- holinessSacred spiritual purity
sanctity · sacred · immaculate · virtue · hope · peace · whiteness · Virgin Mary
Flower or flourishing state
- AprilYear's fourth month
- vernalRelating to spring
- equinoxSun crosses celestial midline
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
budding · greenery · warmth · pastels · tulips · daffodils · hyacinth · fresh
Spiritual or physical regeneration
- renewalMaking current again
- risenMoved upward already
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
faith · eternal life · heaven · grace · miracle · Christianity · Gospel · crucifixion
First or seventh day
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- altarSacred ritual table
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
tradition · basket · gift · Mass · service · Lent · Palm Sunday · Holy Week
petal
Bloom's colorful segment
trumpet · stamen · pistil · perennial · florist · vase · arrangement · floral · greenhouse · cultivar
purity
Uncontaminated quality
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- virginityAbsence of carnal experience
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
holiness · sanctity · sacred · immaculate · virtue · hope · peace · whiteness · Virgin Mary · Madonna
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
awakening · budding · greenery · warmth · pastels · tulips · daffodils · hyacinth · fresh · seasonal
rebirth
Spiritual or physical regeneration
redemption · faith · eternal life · heaven · grace · miracle · Christianity · Gospel · crucifixion · tomb
Sunday
First or seventh day
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- churchPlace of Christian worship
- altarSacred ritual table
decoration · tradition · basket · gift · Mass · service · Lent · Palm Sunday · Holy Week · festive
- Easterdyed eggs, egg hunt, jelly beans, chocolate bunny, risen
- Flower Customsbridal bouquet, wedding bouquet, wedding flowers, corsage, boutonniere
- liliesdaylily
- flowersroses, flower, tulips, daisies, orchids
- sacred flowerssacred lotus, passionflower, passion flower, lotus, crown of thorns
- flowering houseplantsorchid, African violet, begonia, anthurium, cyclamen
Easter lilypoinsettia
Festive red-bracted houseplant
Christmas cactus · Christmas rose · Christmas tree · holly · mistletoe
Easter lilyautumn leaves
Deciduous trees' seasonal shedding
dried flowers · harvest wreath · dead flowers · withered plants
Easter lilyblack rose
Impossibly dark flower
cypress · weeping willow · yew · asphodel · deadly nightshade