holy day of obligation | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun holy day of obligation has 1 sense

holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
--₁ is a kind of Christian holy day
--₁ has particulars:

Solemnity of Mary, January 1; Ascension, Ascension Day, Ascension of the Lord; Assumption, Assumption of Mary, August 15; All Saints' Day, Allhallows, November 1, Hallowmas, Hallowmass; Immaculate Conception, December 8; Christmas, Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25

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