holy day

noun

A religious festival; its day on the calendar.

Similar
see feast daysee Sabbath and uposathareligious holiday
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Meanings

nounholy day (plural holy days)

plural holy days

  1. lifestyleA religious festival; its day on the calendar.

    Synonyms: see feast day

  2. lifestyleA regular day of religious observance, a sabbath.

    Synonyms: see Sabbath and uposatha

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA religious festival; its day on the calendar.

Similar
see feast day

nounA regular day of religious observance, a sabbath.

Similar
see Sabbath and uposatha

More synonyms by meaning

nouna day specified for religious observance

Similar
religious holiday
Broader
holiday
Also see
feast dayholidaysabbath

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare holiday.

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holy day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20day

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“holy day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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