saint's day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈseɪnts ˈdeɪ/
- /ˈseɪnts deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈseɪnts ˈdeɪ/

Definitions of saint's day words

noun saint's day a day of celebration commemorating a particular saint. 1
noun saint's day a day in the church calendar commemorating a saint 0

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Origin of saint's day

First appearance:

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50

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Parts of speech for Saint's day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Saint's day

saint's day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for saint's day

noun saint's day

fast day — a day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority.
fiesta — any festival or festive celebration.
holiday — Billie ("Lady Day") 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer.
holy day — a consecrated day or religious festival, especially one other than Sunday.
holytide — a time of religious observances.

All 8 Synonyms of saint's day