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View synonyms for holy day

holy day

noun

  1. a consecrated day or religious festival, especially one other than Sunday.


holy day

noun

  1. a day on which a religious festival is observed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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As a behavior-change specialist, Milkman sees January 1st as something of a high holy day.

From the point of view of those not observing the holy day, it should be business as usual here at the Frum blog.

Christmas morning, Nathan Deuel talked to refugees cautiously observing the holy day.

That was the second holy day-time of poor Caleb—the love-romance of his life: it soon closed.

You may go to rest secure that no blood will be spilled to-night; and to-morrow, you know, is a holy-day.

The Monday morning papers tell p. 447a fearful tale of crimes committed on the holy day.

As the island was approached, the Admiral named it, in remembrance of the holy day, Dominica.

The holy day closed with the setting sun, and then his hosts were able to show him the special attention which they desired.

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