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Red-letter describes a day or occasion that is especially memorable or significant: It was a red-letter day when she got the job offer.
The term comes from the practice of marking saints' days and holidays in red ink on church calendars.
A red-letter day is cause for celebration, not caution—despite red's usual warning associations.
Annual commemoration of holy figure
- bank holidayScheduled national day off
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
- national dayHoliday honoring a country
- election dayScheduled voting occasion
Day of rest
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- galaFestive formal occasion
- feast daySaint's commemorative holiday
anniversary · commemoration · observance · carnival · fiesta · pageant · ceremony · parade
Notable point of reference
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
defining moment · epoch-making · monumental · seminal · historic · pinnacle · culmination · triumph
saint's day
Annual commemoration of holy figure
- bank holidayScheduled national day off
- public holidayOfficial day of rest
- national dayHoliday honoring a country
holiday
Day of rest
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- galaFestive formal occasion
feast day · anniversary · commemoration · observance · carnival · fiesta · pageant · ceremony · parade · banquet
landmark
Notable point of reference
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- breakthroughSudden important advance
pivotal · defining moment · epoch-making · monumental · seminal · historic · pinnacle · culmination · triumph · achievement
red-letterordinary
Standard, unremarkable
forgettable · unremarkable · mundane · run-of-the-mill · everyday
red, letter, letters, reddish, lettered, lettering, redden, redder, reddened