WordNet
n. a day specified for religious observance [syn: religious holiday]
Usage examples of "holy day".
A regular series of birthday and holy day letters from her much older half brother, the present roya, Orico.
By the next Holy Day of the Chrestos a tent city stretched along both sides of the River Tame for half a league and the line to try Guenhwyfar was nearly as long.
So he happened to pass a splendid basilica still intact, and to see in the vicinity some Pavesi who were completing the demolition of a little palace, hard at work even on this holy day of obligation.
THIRTY-FIVE Gifts Two days before the great holy day of Eestrii, Nar City waited beneath a blanket of penance.
On the Moslem holy day which celebrated the birth of Moses, Haj Amin el Husseini whipped up a mob of fellaheen with hatred for the Jews.
Yes, I at least remember it so, for that was the last happy holy day that Tzitzitlini and I were ever to enjoy together.
Taliesin liked that not, that he opened his court upon the Christian holy day, but he did it to please his queen—.
Others who had assembled in the caves near by, to observe the seventh day secretly, were betrayed to Philip and were all burned together, because their piety kept them from defending themselves, in view of their regard for that most holy day.
And on the next holy day the trumpets rose to their feet and played the opening of ‘.
Taliesin liked that not, that he opened his court upon the Christian holy day, but he did it to please his queen-he listens to her in all things.