feast day
Americannoun
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feast days
plural
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Etymology
Origin of feast day
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300
Example Sentences
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It was a feast day and everyone was celebrating, but M's daughter stayed in her room crying.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Although it is not a holiday in Northern Ireland, more and more events take place each year to mark her feast day.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
He even shouted out Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day, commending the “steadfast devotion to Mary that originated in the heart of Mexico.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 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
He kept thinking about what was going on in Mexico, where it was the feast day of Our Lady of the Rosary.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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