High Holiday

noun

: either of two important Jewish holidays:

Examples of High Holiday in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Play Download Article Khmer New Year is the closest thing Cambodia has to a High Holiday, and in April, Prime Minister Hun Sen celebrated it in style with his fiercest opponent. Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of High Holiday was in 1890

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“High Holiday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/High%20Holiday. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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