DECEMBER 8

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854

Synonyms:

December 8; Immaculate Conception

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("December 8" 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)

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