saint's day

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saint's day

(sānts)

n. pl. saints' days

A day in a liturgical calendar that is observed in honor of a saint.

saint's day

(Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a day in the church calendar commemorating a saint

saint's′ day`

a day in a church calendar commemorating a particular saint.

[1400–50]

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Noun

saint's day - a day commemorating a saint

day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"

Christian year, church year - the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons

name day - the feast day of a saint whose name one bears

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Each guild had its patron saint, and after a time the members of a guild began to act a play on their saint's day in his honor.

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Quotes To Celebrate All Saint's Day 2017

Labour have said they will create four new bank holidays - one on each UK country's patron saint's day if it wins the general election.

THE BIG QUESTION

The yearly All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day exodus is expected to peak starting today as millions of Filipinos head for their home provinces to pay respect to their departed loved ones.

Bus passengers urged to travel light

She then asked if it was a saint's day, independence day or a national day?

England's nationalist values are so very different; Letters

Anyone who's been to Dublin on St Patrick's Day will know that they make a very big deal of their patron saint's day over there", with festivals, parades and all manner of reasons for people to take a flight or a ferry to take in the spectacle.

Why we should bang the drum for extra day off

The West Midlands' tourist attraction marked our patron saint's day by flying the Cross Of St George atop 11th century Dudley Castle.

Brummies fly the flag for St George

A survey - carried out ahead of yesterday's Festival of Englishness in London - revealed that 76 per cent of those polled wanted to make more of the patron saint's day on April 23.

'We're English ..and it's time to celebrate'

However, the 200-plus cars were oblivious to our patron saint's day.

English and proud; MAILBAG

Today the congregation at St Cuthbert's chapel on the Farne Islands celebrated the church's saint's day, which falls on March 20, on St Aidan's Day (August 31) because it was deemed too dangerous to cross the North Sea to the Farne Islands in March .

Name the Year

The village of Efenechtyd has revived its saint's day stone-throwing tradition, with Roger giving a demonstration Pictures: CHARLES HENSHAW Roger failed in his attempt to fully lift the 300lb feat stone at Ysbyty Ifan

Are you man enough for stone challenge? ANCIENT CUSTOM BEING REVIVED IN WELSH VILLAGES

Director Kevin Lamb said: "It is the best possible way to celebrate our patron saint's day.