Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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holy day of obligation | Yes | No | No | No |
Assumption | Yes | No | No | No |
holy day of obligation (noun) | Assumption (noun) |
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a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion | (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended |
celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church |