Thesaurus results for HOLY DAY

holy day

noun

as in legal holiday

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Recent Examples of holy day Ash Wednesday marks the start of Lent, and is a holy day of prayer and fasting in many Western Christian cultures. —

Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 17 Feb. 2026 Ash Wednesday is a holy day of reflection and repentance in the Christian faith. —

Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026 No mother, no child, no human being should ever spend Christmas—or any holy day—paying a price for believing. —

Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 His resulting 30-minute documentary, The Wounded Heads, followed a group of Shi’a Muslims from Azerbaijan who would wound themselves while mourning the religious figure Imam Hossein on the holy day of Ashura. —

Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for holy day

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legal holiday

Noun

President Grant Day doesn’t need to be an official or legal holiday where Illinois state employees get the day off, like Lincoln’s Birthday.

— Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Louisiana is the only state where Mardi Gras is a legal holiday.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026