feast day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of feast day
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
Example Sentences
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Tomorrow, it will be the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and She couldn’t come soon enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
The Christian feast day of Epiphany, when observers celebrate the visit to Jesus by the Magi - commonly known as the Three Kings, or Wise Men - is widely celebrated in Spain.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Every 11th of November, on the feast day of its patron saint, San Martín erupts in a wild spectacle that has occurred almost uninterrupted since 1735.
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024
“The December feast day of Saint Nicholas coincides with the beginning of the winter storm season on the Mediterranean,” Ayo writes.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
“Cool with me. But, uh, a few pesky logistical problems. We got what—two weeks until that Roman feast day when Gaea is supposed to rise?”
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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