| 单词 | holy day |
| 释义 | holy day (once / 8318 pages) n WORD FAMILY holy day: holy daies, holy days USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the Jewish High Holy days arrived the following year, she lighted candles and said Kaddish for him. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) Its sad & disappointing you are politicizing such a holy day. Time(Dec 25, 2016) The holy day itself was much like that of normal families. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) n a day specified for religious observance Syn|Hypo|Hyper religious holiday fast day a day designated for fasting Christian holy daya religious holiday for Christians Jewish holy daya religious holiday for Jews Dormition, Feast of Dormitioncelebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th quarter daya Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due major fast dayone of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar minor fast dayone of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar Feast of Booths, Feast of Tabernacles, Succos, Succoth, Sukkoth, Tabernaclesa major Jewish festival beginning on the eve of the 15th of Tishri and commemorating the shelter of the Israelites during their 40 years in the wilderness Rosh Chodesh, Rosh Hodesh(Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy High Holiday, High Holy DayJewish holy days observed with particular solemnity holy day of obligationa day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion January 20, Saint Agnes's Evea Christian holy day Easter Day, Easter Sundaythe day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated Palm SundaySunday before Easter Passion Sundaysecond Sunday before Easter Good FridayFriday before Easter Low Sundaythe Sunday following Easter Holy Saturdaythe Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent Holy Innocents' Day, Innocents' DayDecember 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem Septuagesima, Septuagesima Sundaythe 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter) Quinquagesima, Quinquagesima Sundaythe Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent) Quadragesima, Quadrigesima Sundaythe first Sunday in Lent Trinity Sundayeighth Sunday after Easter Rogation Dayone of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication Holy Thursday, Maundy Thursdaythe Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper Corpus ChristiThursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246 June 29, Saints Peter and Paulfirst celebrated in the 3rd century Epiphany, Epiphany of Our Lord, January 6, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth daytwelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus March 19, Saint Joseph, St Josepha Christian holy day Twelfth nighteve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5 All Souls' Day, November 2a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory Ash Wednesdaythe 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance Ember Daya day set aside for fasting and prayer Purim(Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman Feast of Weeks, Pentecost, Shabuoth, Shavous, Shavuot, Shavuoth(Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments Rejoicing in the Law, Rejoicing of the Law, Rejoicing over the Law, Shimchath Torah, Simchas Torah, Simchat Torah, Simhat Torah, Simhath Torah(Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah Fast of Ab, Fast of Av, Ninth of Ab, Ninth of Av, Tisha b'Ab, Tisha b'Av, Tishah b'Ab, Tishah b'Av(Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem Channukah, Channukkah, Chanukah, Chanukkah, Feast of Dedication, Feast of Lights, Feast of the Dedication, Festival of Lights, Hannukah, Hanukah, Hanukkah(Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC Lag b'Omer(Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar Advent Sundaythe first of the four Sundays during Advent Mardi Gras, Shrove Tuesday, pancake daythe last day before Lent August 6, Transfiguration, Transfiguration Day(Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus holiday a day on which work is suspended by law or custom |
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