feast of sacrifice
noun
Simple meaning
The 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
feestuhvsakruhfysSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈfistəvsækɹəfaɪs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
The 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The 10th day of Dhu'l-Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God's ransom of Abraham's son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity
Used this way, feast of sacrifice is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It suits considered writing and prepared speech.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Formal and ceremonial
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
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