holyday
Religious celebration day
Holyday is an archaic or formal spelling of holiday, preserving the word's religious origins—a day set apart as holy.
The spelling survives mainly in ecclesiastical contexts: holy days of obligation in Catholic usage.
In general English, holiday has become standard for both religious observances and secular time off work.
Religious journey to shrine
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- prayerAddress to deity
sabbath · devotion · piety · altar · clergy · sermon · congregation · liturgy
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- festivalOrganized public celebration
pageant · banquet · commemoration · jubilee · carnival · procession · revelry · merrymaking
Free time for relaxation
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- breakInterrupt continuity
- sabbaticalExtended leave from work
cessation · pause · recreation · idleness · relaxation · work stoppage · time off · vacation
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
prayer · sabbath · devotion · piety · altar · clergy · sermon · congregation · liturgy · sacrament
feast
Elaborate ceremonial meal
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
- traditionCustom passed through generations
festival · pageant · banquet · commemoration · jubilee · carnival · procession · revelry · merrymaking · gala
leisure
Free time for relaxation
sabbatical · cessation · pause · recreation · idleness · relaxation · work stoppage · time off · vacation · sabbath rest
holydayworkday
Standard labor period
weekday · ordinary day · working day · business day · everyday