| 释义 |
fast day
noun
Etymology: Middle English faste day, from faste fast + day — more at fast VI
: a day appointed for fasting and prayer often as a means of invoking the favor of God: as
a. capitalized : a day usually in the spring appointed by the magistrates and governors of some of the New England colonies and states as a holiday for the purpose of fasting and prayer
b. : such a legal holiday often in the summer observed in Scotland |