holy day of obligation
English Thesaurus
1. a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion (noun.time)
| hypernym | : | christian holy day, |
| definition | : | a religious holiday for Christians (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | january 1, solemnity of mary, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | ascension, ascension day, ascension of the lord, |
| definition | : | (Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | assumption, assumption of mary, august 15, |
| definition | : | celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | all saints' day, allhallows, hallowmas, hallowmass, november 1, |
| definition | : | a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | december 8, immaculate conception, |
| definition | : | Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854 (noun.time) |
| hyponym | : | christmas, christmas day, dec 25, xmas, |
| definition | : | a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland (noun.time) |
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