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  • 11Jewish holy day — noun a religious holiday for Jews • Hypernyms: ↑religious holiday, ↑holy day • Hyponyms: ↑Succoth, ↑Sukkoth, ↑Succos, ↑Feast of Booths, ↑Feast of Tabernacles, ↑ …

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  • 12Lord's Day — See also: Sabbath in Christianity Contents 1 Textual tradition 1.1 Ambiguous references 1.2 U …

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  • 13St. Bartholomew's Day massacre — Painting by François Dubois, a Huguenot painter born circa 1529 in Amiens, who settled in Switzerland. Although Dubois did not witness the massacre, he depicts Admiral Coligny s body hanging out of a window at the rear to the right. To the left… …

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  • 14The Day of the Lord — The End of the World, also known as The Great Day of His Wrath by John Martin. The Day of the Lord is a Biblical term and theme used in both the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and the New Testament. A related expression is the Great Day as in The… …

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  • 15feast day — noun a day designated for feasting • Syn: ↑fete day • Hypernyms: ↑holiday • Hyponyms: ↑Rosh Hashanah, ↑Rosh Hashana, ↑Rosh Hashonah, ↑Rosh Hashona …

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  • 16New Year's Day — January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries. [1150 1200; ME] * * * First day of the new year, celebrated with religious, cultural, and social observances around the world. It is usually marked by rites and ceremonies that symbolize… …

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  • 17feast day — a day, esp. a church holiday, for feasting and rejoicing. [1250 1300; ME] * * * …

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  • 18African Liturgy — • In use not only in the old Roman province of Africa of which Carthage was the capital, but also in Numidia and Mauretania Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. African Liturgy     African Liturgy …

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  • 19African Rite — In the history of Christianity, the African Rite refers to a now defunct Catholic, Western liturgical rite, and is considered a development or possibly a local use of the primitive Roman Rite. It used the Latin language. The African Rite may be… …

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  • 20Diwali — (Dipawali) Diyas (oil lamp) during Diwali Also called Translation: Row of Lights; Diwali, Festival of Lights Observed by Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Bu …

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