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单词 jesus day
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Jesus Dayn.

Brit. /ˈdʒiːzəs deɪ/, U.S. /ˈdʒizəs ˌdeɪ/
Forms:

α. 1500s Iesus Day, 1500s Jhesus Day, 1700s 1900s– Jesus Day.

β. 1800s– Jesus' Day.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Jesus , day n.
Etymology: In α. forms < the name of Jesus (see Jesus n.) + day n. In β. forms < the genitive of the name of Jesus + day n.
1. The feast of the Holy Name of Jesus (see the Holy Name at holy adj. 3b). Obsolete.Formerly in the Church of England celebrated on 7 August; now, as in other Christian denominations, the feast is celebrated in early January at the same time as the feast of the Circumcision of Christ.Quot. 1539 shows the name of Jesus modifying day, with reference to the same festival.In quots. 1595, 1757, a day of thanksgiving celebrated in Exeter on 6 August.
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1539 J. Hilsey Man. Prayers sig. A.ii The name of Jesus daye.]
1546 Acct. in T. Sharp Coventry Myst. (1825) 214 P'd to þe mynstrell on Jhesus day at Smyths tavern xijd.
1595 J. Chardon Fulfordo et Fulfordæ (title page) A Sermon Preached at Exeter, in the Cathedrall Church, the sixth day of August commonly called Iesus day 1594.
1757 ‘T. Botanista’ Rural Beauties ii. xxiv. 132 The 6th of August, which was then appointed as an anniversary day of thanksgiving by the city, and is still observed here as such by the name of Jesus day.
1883 Rules, Ordinances, Bye-laws, & Customs of Worshipful Company of Ironmongers 23 General Quarter Court. (By ancient ordinance, this Court is appointed to be held the next Working Day after Jesus' Day, 7th Aug.).
2. U.S. A festival of marching and prayer held by some evangelical Christian communities on the Saturday before Pentecost. Also more generally (colloquial): any day with special significance in the Christian calendar, esp. Sunday, Christmas Day, or Easter.
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1999 Daily Herald (Chicago) 13 Mar. v. 2/6 Jesus Day 2000 is a day for Christians to fill the Elgin area with practical expressions of God's love.
2007 @quirk 7 Nov. in www.twitter.com (accessed 16 Apr. 2019) Booking turkey and jesus day flights to Indiana.
2010 I. T. Thomson Culture Wars ii. 45 Religion is cheapened and trivialized by things like ‘Jesus Day’ (proclaimed in Texas by Governor George W. Bush).
2018 @dellcam 30 Aug. in www.twitter.com (accessed 16 Apr. 2019) I live in texas where you can't buy whiskey on sundays b/c it's jesus day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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