: a day set aside for special religious observance
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Ash Wednesday is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian denominations.—Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025 Given all the uncertainty, Syrians are on their streets, returning to homes (14 million fled), dealing with everything from garbage collection, public safety, providing space to celebrate holy days, and planning a critical national dialogue.—Brandon Hoffman, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025 The two big Christian holy days are eternally linked.—Lauren Green, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024 Because at roughly the same time, Christmas was also changing and becoming virtually two holidays: a spiritual holy day that focused on the Good News of the birth of Jesus Christ, and a secular commercial phenomenon that had little to do with Christianity at all.—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for holy day
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of holy day was
before the 12th century
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