- fast-day
- A day of fasting and penitence, or of mortification by religious abstinence
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Fast day — Fast Fast, n. [OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. f[ae]sten, OHG. fasta, G. faste. See {Fast}, v. i.] 1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. [1913 Webster] Surfeit is the father of much fast. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Voluntary abstinence… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fast-day — fastˈ day noun 1. A day of religious fasting 2. A day for humiliation and prayer, esp before communion • • • Main Entry: ↑fast … Useful english dictionary
fast day — fast .day n a day when you do not eat any food, especially for religious reasons … Dictionary of contemporary English
fast day — fast′ day n. a day on which fasting is observed • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
fast day — n. a religious holy day, etc. observed by fasting … English World dictionary
Fast Day — [ thumb|right|Massachusetts Governor Jonathan Belcher s February 26, 1735 (NS 1736) proclamation of a fast day for April 1.] A Fast Day is a day of religious fasting observed at various periods by different religious groups, Jewish, Christian,… … Wikipedia
fast day — noun a day designated for fasting • Hypernyms: ↑religious holiday, ↑holy day • Hyponyms: ↑major fast day, ↑minor fast day * * * noun Etymology: Middle English faste day, from … Useful english dictionary
fast-day — n. Fast, day of fasting, banyan day … New dictionary of synonyms
fast day — /ˈfast deɪ/ (say fahst day) noun a day on which fasting is observed, especially such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority …
fast day — a day on which fasting is observed, esp. such a day appointed by some ecclesiastical or civil authority. [1300 50; ME] * * * … Universalium
fast day — noun (C) a day when you do not eat any food, especially for religious reasons … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
