Originally and chiefly Christian Church. A festival, a feast day. Cf. high day, n.1 1. Now rare.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > [noun] > day or season of (23) high tideOE Originally and chiefly Christian Church. A festival, a feast day. Cf. high day, n.1 1. Now rare. high dayOE A day of great (religious) celebration or solemnity; a holy day; a feast day; (now frequently more generally) a special occasion. In later use… feast dayc1300 A day on which a feast is held; spec. a day set as a religious (esp. Christian) celebration or festival; a holy day, a high day. ferie1377 A festival, holiday. Also attributive. festival day1389 The day on which a religious holiday or other festival is held. feastful day1440 (originally) †a festival day, an annual religious holiday (obsolete); (later) a day of feasting. festivala1500 A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons; a feast day. gaudy-day1567 A day of rejoicing, a festival or gala day; esp. the day on which a college ‘gaudy’ is held (see gaudy, n. 5). carnival1598 figurative. Any season or course of feasting, riotous revelry, or indulgence. Now usually = festival, n. 2 (see also quots. 1950, 1950). utas1600 A period of festivity. Obsolete. saturnal1605 A bout or period of unrestrained revelry, overindulgence, etc.; a feast, party, etc.; = Saturnalia, n. 2. Usually in plural. Obsolete. Saturnalia1639 figurative and in extended use. Frequently with lower-case initial. A bout or period of unrestrained revelry, overindulgence, licentiousness, or the… terminals1656 In plural. The Terminalia, an ancient Roman festival held annually in honour of the god Terminus: see terminus, n. 3. Cf. saturnal, n. 1. Obsolete… days of gala1716 Festivity, gaiety, rejoicing: esp. in days of gala. fête dayc1759 General use as a modifier, as in fête day, fête raffle, etc. mirth-day1778 a holiday or festival. season1791 A day or period of the year marked by some special festivity, as Christmas and New Year. festa1800 Esp. in Italy and other predominantly Roman Catholic countries: a religious or other festival; esp. a feast day. jour de fête1806 = fête day at fête, n. compounds 1. fiesta1844 In Spain or Spanish America, a religious festival; also, any festivity or holiday. Also transferred. fest1846 A festival. Also: an informal event or occasion featuring an abundance of a specified activity or thing. Frequently with modifying word. Winterval1982 A culturally non-specific name applied to the winter holiday period around Christmas or to events taking place during that time. Subcategories:— at specific time of day (1) |
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