religious holiday

  • 1religious holiday — noun a day specified for religious observance • Syn: ↑holy day • Hypernyms: ↑holiday • Hyponyms: ↑fast day, ↑Christian holy day, ↑Jewish holy day, ↑Dormition, ↑ …

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  • 2Holiday greetings — are a selection of greetings that are often spoken with good intentions to strangers, family, friends, or other people during the months of December and January. In the United States, holidays with greetings include Christmas, New Year s Day,… …

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  • 3Holiday stamp — Holiday stamps are a type of postage stamp issued to commemorate a particular religious festival or holiday. Contents 1 Christmas stamp 2 Cinco de Mayo 2.1 United States Mexico 3 …

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  • 4RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …

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  • 5holiday — n. day set aside for the suspension of business, labor 1) to celebrate, observe a holiday 2) a bank (BE), legal (AE), public; national; religious holiday period of rest (esp. BE; AE prefers vacation) 3) to take a holiday 4) to go on holiday 5) a… …

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  • 6religious — religiously, adv. religiousness, n. /ri lij euhs/, adj., n., pl. religious. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday. 2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man. 3. scrupulously… …

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  • 7religious — re•li•gious [[t]rɪˈlɪdʒ əs[/t]] adj. n. pl. gious 1) of or pertaining to religion: a religious holiday[/ex] 2) imbued with religion; pious; devout 3) scrupulously faithful; conscientious: with religious care[/ex] 4) rel pertaining to or connected …

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  • 8Religious freedom in Canada — is a constitutionally protected right, allowing believers the freedom to assemble and worship without limitation or interference. Legal frameworkConstitutional rightsThe Fundamental Freedoms section of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms… …

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  • 9Holiday Heart — is a 2000 LGBT TV movie starring Ving Rhames, Alfre Woodard, and Mykelti Williamson. It was directed by Robert Townsend and distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer.PlotHoliday Heart (Rhames) is a lonely, but kind and religious, gay drag queen who… …

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  • 10Holiday — Hol i*day, n. [Holy + day.] 1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See {Holyday}. [1913 Webster] 2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and gayety; a… …

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