An anniversary or festival of the church: chiefly in the names of holy seasons or saints' days, e.g. St. Andrew's tide, †Saint Botulf's tide. See…
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| 释义 | society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > [noun] (107) tidea900 An anniversary or festival of the church: chiefly in the names of holy seasons or saints' days, e.g. St. Andrew's tide, †Saint Botulf's tide. See… holidayc950 A consecrated day, a religious festival. Now usually written holy-day (see holy-day, n.). massOE The Eucharist, esp. (in post-Reformation use) as understood and celebrated in the Roman Catholic Church. As the second element in compounds: a… holy-daya1000 A day consecrated or set apart for religious observance, usually in commemoration of some sacred person or event; a religious festival. mass-dayOE A feast day, esp. that of a particular saint. high tideOE Originally and chiefly Christian Church. A festival, a feast day. Cf. high day, n.1 1. Now rare. holy-tidea1035 A holy time or season; a day or season of religious observance. good tideOE A holy season or time of year; spec. (occasionally) Christmas; (most commonly) Shrovetide. Cf. tide, n. 6a. 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… feastc1200 An annual religious or ritual celebration or festival; spec. a religious anniversary to commemorate a person or event, marked by rejoicing and… 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. solemnity1390 An occasion of ceremony; an observance or celebration of special importance; a festival or other similar occasion. solennityc1400 Solemnity, formal celebration, etc. feastful day1440 (originally) †a festival day, an annual religious holiday (obsolete); (later) a day of feasting. festiala1450 A set of sermons for each feast day of the church calendar; = festival, n. 1. festivala1500 A day or period of celebration, typically for religious reasons; a feast day. sacre1542 A religious observance or festival; plural rites of worship. panegyry1641 Chiefly Ancient History. A general assembly for religious purposes; a religious festival. Chiefly in plural. Cf. panegyris, n. 2. Magdalene-tide1649 the period around the feast of St Mary Magdalene, 22 July. church festival1661 a feast day of the church; a holy day. surplice day1663 a holy day or its eve, when members of a college wear surplices in chapel. festa1800 Esp. in Italy and other predominantly Roman Catholic countries: a religious or other festival; esp. a feast day. festa day1835 (in Italy and other predominantly Roman Catholic countries) a feast day, a religious holiday. fiesta1844 In Spain or Spanish America, a religious festival; also, any festivity or holiday. Also transferred. Subcategories:— of manifestation of deity (1) — of dedication (3) — double, important (8) — with lecture (1) — local annual (1) — lasting three days (2) — lasting nine days (4) — of obligation (1) — periodic (3) — of saint (20) — semi-double (1) — thanksgiving (2) — varying in date (2) — day before (3) — eve of (4) — eight days beginning on (4) — fifteen days beginning on (8) — coinciding of (4) — service common to class of (1) — service for particular (1) — study of (2) — observance of (3) — truce during (1) — treatise on (1) |
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