SOLEMNITY OF MARY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation

Synonyms:

January 1; Solemnity of Mary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("Solemnity of Mary" is a kind of...):

holy day of obligation (a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion)

Domain category:

Church of Rome; Roman Catholic; Roman Catholic Church; Roman Church; Western Church (the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy)

Holonyms ("Solemnity of Mary" is a part of...):

Jan; January (the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice)