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holy day of obligation

ho·ly day of ob·li·ga·tion
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoh-lee dey uhv, ov ob-li-gey-shuh n]
    • /ˈhoʊ li deɪ ʌv, ɒv ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˈhəʊli deɪ əv ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoh-lee dey uhv, ov ob-li-gey-shuh n]
    • /ˈhoʊ li deɪ ʌv, ɒv ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of holy day of obligation words

  • noun holy day of obligation a day on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend Mass and abstain from certain kinds of work. 1
  • noun holy day of obligation a day on which Episcopalians are expected to take communion. 1
  • noun holy day of obligation a major feastday of the Roman Catholic Church on which Catholics are bound to attend Mass and refrain from servile work 0
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Origin of holy day of obligation

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Holy day of obligation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
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