"saint's day" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: saints' days [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|saints' days}} saint's day (plural saints' days)
  1. A day in a liturgical calendar that is observed in honour of a saint; not necessarily a holiday. Hypernyms: feast day, holy day Hyponyms: name day, patronal feast, slava (english: among South Slavs) Related terms: kirmess, kermesse Translations (saint's day): Heiligenfest [neuter] (German), празник (praznyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), свято (svjato) [neuter] (Ukrainian), храм (xram) [masculine] (Ukrainian), день ангела (denʹ anhela) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-saint's_day-en-noun-ukt3G4Mp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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