feast day
- a day, especially a church holiday, for feasting and rejoicing.
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Origin of feast day
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
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Examples from the Web for feast day
Historical Examples
The launching of that flatboat was made a feast-day in the neighborhood.
The Story of Young Abraham LincolnWayne Whipple
In honor of the god a feast-day is held on the tenth of every month.
Child-Life in Japan and Japanese Child StoriesMrs. M. Chaplin Ayrton
Joan was troubled a moment, then she answered yes, it was a feast-day.
Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcMark Twain
The feast-day is ours too; let us take advantage of this day of freedom.
The Emperor, CompleteGeorg Ebers
We are all assembled for tea; this is our second, feast-day tea.
A Nobleman's NestIvan Turgenieff