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holy day of obligation

noun

  1. a day on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend Mass and abstain from certain kinds of work.
  2. a day on which Episcopalians are expected to take communion.


holy day of obligation

noun

  1. a major feastday of the Roman Catholic Church on which Catholics are bound to attend Mass and refrain from servile work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of holy day of obligation1

First recorded in 1930–35

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