fast day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fast day
Middle English word dating back to 1300–50
Example Sentences
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With the rattled country shut down for Tisha B'av, the fast day mourning the destruction of two ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem blamed by the sages on needless infighting, Israelis leaders counselled soul-searching.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
It was also a fast day – a different one, but one nevertheless – for the British Grand Prix in 1995.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2021
They can make up a missed fast day later, and it’s completely legitimate, he said.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 11, 2021
Adams’ 1798 fast day proclamation was a conventional expression of New England political culture.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2017
"Seventeenth Day of Tamuz"; a fast day commemorating the first breach in the walls of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar, who took the Temple itself three weeks later.
From Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life by Frank, Ulrich
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