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TRIBUTE |
Commemoration |
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CELEBRATION |
Commemoration |
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REMEMBRANCE |
Commemoration |
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ANNIVERSARY |
Annual commemoration |
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EPITAPH |
Commemoration message |
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CENTENARY |
A commemoration or celebration of an event which
occurred a hundred years before. |
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SEMICENTENNIAL |
Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period
of fifty years; as, a semicentennial commemoration. |
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CENTENNIAL |
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of
an event that happened a hundred years before; as, a centennial ode. |
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CHURCH-ALE |
A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the
dedication of a church), at which much ale was used. |
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HOLIDAY |
A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart
in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See
Holyday. |
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TRANSFIGURATIEN |
A feast held by some branches of the Christian
church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the miraculous change
above mentioned. |
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CHILDERMAS DAY |
A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in
commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem; -- called
also Holy Innocent's Day. |
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JUBILEE |
The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary
of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of
the American Board of Missions. |
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PALM SUNDAY |
The Sunday next before Easter; -- so called in
commemoration of our Savior's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, when the
multitude strewed palm branches in the way. |
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PENTECOST |
A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in
commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which
occurred on the day of Pentecost; -- called also Whitsunday. |
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WHITSUNDAY |
The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after Easter;
a festival of the church in commemoration of the descent of the Holy
Spirit on the day ... |
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EPIPHANY |
A church festival celebrated on the 6th of January, the
twelfth day after Christmas, in commemoration of the visit of the Magi
of the East to B... |
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WAKE |
An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of
the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the
evening preceding,... |