Holy Day Definition

noun
A day dedicated to religious observances or to a religious festival.
Webster's New World
Any of certain religious feast days on which Roman Catholics are required, as on Sundays, to attend Mass and refrain from unnecessary physical work.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • religious holiday

Holy Day Sentence Examples

  • The other vigils are recognized in the calendar (including those of the saints) and the rubric directs that "the collect appointed for any Holy-day that hath a Vigil or Eve, shall be said at the Evening Service next before."

  • Her festival was celebrated in many places with the utmost splendour, and in certain dioceses in France was a holy day of obligation as late as the beginning of the 17th century.

  • In older missals they were extremely numerous, almost every Sunday and Holy-day having one assigned to it.

  • Object to weekday and holy day services (because the puritan was a strict Sabbatarian ).

  • Object to weekday and holy day services (because the puritan was a strict Sabbatarian).

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