Catholic feast day; weekday designation; to worship
Meanings
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Catholic religious feast day or solemnity
technicalRefers specifically to liturgical celebrations in the Catholic Church, such as Christmas (圣诞节瞻礼) or Easter (复活节瞻礼).
Christmas is one of the most important feast days in the Church.
The Easter feast is usually held in March or April.
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The faithful gathered in church to celebrate this solemn feast day.
noun
Catholic weekday designation (Monday through Saturday)
technicalIn Catholic terminology, Sunday is called 主日 (the Lord's Day), and Monday is 瞻礼二 (second feast day), Tuesday is 瞻礼三, through Saturday as 瞻礼七. Note: Some traditional texts may erroneously write 赡礼 (with 赡), but the correct form is 瞻礼.
Today is Tuesday [literally: third feast day], and we need to go to church for Mass.
The sixth feast day is Saturday, and the seventh feast day is the day before Sunday.
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From Monday through Saturday, the faithful pray every day.
verb
to worship; to pay respects to (deities, Buddhas, ancestors)
literaryLiterary or archaic usage. Combines 瞻 (to look up at/revere) and 礼 (ritual/respect). Used in classical texts describing ceremonial worship at temples or shrines.
Devout men and women traveled to the famous mountain to worship Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Ancient emperors had to go to the Temple of Heaven every year to worship Heaven.
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The believers worshipped the sacred image with pious hearts.