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QUARTER DAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("quarter day" is a kind of...):
Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "quarter day"):
11 November; Martinmas; St Martin's Day (the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland)
Annunciation; Annunciation Day; Lady Day; March 25 (a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland)
Michaelmas; Michaelmas Day; September 29 (honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland)
Candlemas; Candlemas Day; Feb 2 (feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland)
August 1; Lammas; Lammas Day (commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England)
Christmas; Christmas Day; Dec 25; Xmas (a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland)
June 24; Midsummer's Day; Midsummer Day; St John's Day (a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland)
Pentecost; Whitsunday (seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles; a quarter day in Scotland)
