saint's day
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- noun
- /seɪnts deɪ/
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día de santo
- In Roman Catholic cultures, Day of the Dead corresponds with All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
- patron saint's day
Examples
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They make them in Italy on All Saints' Day.
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On her saint's day, the community gathered to honor the contributions of Saint Mary.
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It's really All Saints' Day
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Generally speaking, summer is supposed to begin about Easter, and winter, about All Saints' Day.
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Throughout Latin America, All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day are treated like a single holiday.
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In some households, November 1st is All Saints' Day.
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All Saints' Day (November 1) may also be commemorated on the following Sunday.
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The Mexican way of celebrating All Saints' Day, Nov. 1, is not at all somber.
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Last year on All Saints' Day, Timothy O'Malley wrote about the Christian vocation to sainthood.
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Spaniards commemorate Día de los Muertos on All Saints' Day, November 1.
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Synonyms
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A day when many people do not work to celebrate or show respect for a religion
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A day for special celebration and big meals, often for religious or cultural reasons
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A day when people of a faith have ceremonies and celebrate
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A holiday on March 17 when people celebrate Saint Patrick and Irish culture
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A Christian holiday on November 1 that honors all saints
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A day when people celebrate someone who has a saint's name
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A Christian feast day on November 1 to honor all the saints
A Christian feast day on March 19 that honors Joseph, the husband of Mary, especially among Catholics
A Christian holy day that honors Joseph, Mary's husband and Jesus' foster father
A public holiday on 17 March when people celebrate Irish culture by wearing green and joining parades
A holiday on March 17 that celebrates Irish people and culture
A festival on June 24 that celebrates the birth of St John the Baptist
A day on November 11 when people in parts of Europe celebrate Saint Martin with lantern walks
A Catholic holy day on January 1 that honors Mary, the mother of Jesus
A Christian day to honor all saints on November 1
A holiday that Christians celebrate, like Christmas or Easter
How Important
Surface Forms
Morphology
saint's + day
The meaning 'a day commemorating a particular saint' is directly and compositionally derived from 'saint's' (belonging to or associated with a saint) + 'day' (a calendar day or observance). This possessive noun + day pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows ordinary English compounding/possession, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The noun saint's day comes from church calendars that set one day for a particular saint. Communities held services, meals or parades on that day, so today saint's day means a day 'to remember' or 'to celebrate' that saint.