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nouna day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority. Origin of fast dayMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50 Words nearby fast dayfast-breeder reactor, fast buck, fast casual, fast-count, fast-cut, fast day, fasten, fastener, fastening, fast fashion, fast follower Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fast dayThe fourth of May was appointed a fast-day, and August the twenty-second a day of thanksgiving. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia|Charles Campbell When he came to Ayno, he found the Doctor just gone to Church, it being observed by him and his people as a fast-day. Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman Bad news arrived from America, "about the fleet," and therefore Whitefield kept a fast-day at his houses of worship. George Whitefield|Joseph Belcher The “Sunday blood,” the super-superb sartorial equestrian of our annual Fast-day, is not imposing or dangerous. The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table|Oliver Wendell Holmes
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