“day-of”

The following 10 entries include the term day-of.

Day of Atonement

noun phrase

holy day of obligation

noun phrase

: a feast on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend mass

day of fire

: a unit of ammunition based on the average expenditure of a weapon in a day of combat

Day of Judgment

Day of Memorial

: rosh hashanah

day of reckoning

: a time when the consequences of a course of mistakes or misdeeds are felt

day of supply

: a quantity (as of food, clothing or ammunition) taken as the average daily requirement of a body of troops in a given situation

Day of the Covenant

: December 16 observed in South Africa as a legal holiday celebrating the anniversary of the defeat of the Zulu chieftain Dingaan by Dutch immigrants in 1838

day of the Lord

World Day of Prayer

: the first Friday in Lent observed by ecumenical Christians around the world as a day of worship and prayer for missions


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