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Definition of High Holy Day
1. Noun. Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity.
Specialized synonyms: Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashona, Rosh Hashonah, Day Of Atonement, Yom Kippur
Generic synonyms: Jewish Holy Day
Lexicographical Neighbors of High Holy Day
Literary usage of High Holy Day
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning by George Thornton Fleming (1922)
"The High Holy Day services were held in Lafayette Hall. A Hebrew school was
instituted soon afterwards. Alexander Fink was elected president, September 29, ..."
2. The Sacred and Profane History of the World Connected: From the Creation of by Samuel Shuckford, James Creighton (1819)
"... for they were keeping high holy-day, and at fall liberty. The expression is
remarkable ; it is not ci paran, which had been enough to express, ..."
3. The Sacred and Profane History of the World Connected: From the Creation of by Samuel Shuckford (1808)
"... ki paran hua;d for they were keeping high holy-day, and at full liberty.
The expression is remarkable ; it is not ki paran, which had been enough to ..."
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