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HOLY DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A day specified for religious observance
Synonyms:
holy day; religious holiday
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("holy day" is a kind of...):
holiday (a day on which work is suspended by law or custom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "holy day"):
fast day (a day designated for fasting)
Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)
Jewish holy day (a religious holiday for Jews)
Dormition; Feast of Dormition (celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th)
Holonyms ("holy day" is a part of...):
Christian year; church year (the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons)
