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feast day

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noun

  1. a day, especially a church holiday, for feasting and rejoicing.


Etymology

Origin of feast day

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Example Sentences

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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

The original Saint Valentine, a third-century Roman martyr, was honored in the Catholic Church’s liturgical calendar until 1969, Ochoa said, when the church gave the Feb. 14 feast day instead to Sts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2024

And in Bolivia, pet owners marked the feast day of Saint Roch, the patron saint of dogs.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

It could hardly be gathered and used to bake bread down to the said feast day unless it was first put in vessels to dry.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

And on every feast day, Marcus begged his father to take him to the circus.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

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