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- [hoh-lee dey uhv, ov ob-li-gey-shuh n]
- /ˈhoʊ li deɪ ʌv, ɒv ˌɒb lɪˈgeɪ ʃən/
- /ˈhəʊli deɪ əv ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
holy day of obligation popularity
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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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