English - Turkish
Definition of name-day in English Turkish dictionary
- (Ticaret) hesap günü
- name the day
- adı gün
- name day
- isim yortusu
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English - English
Definition of name-day in English English dictionary
- (Gr Onomastiria or Onomastiki eorti) The tradition of the Orthodox people to celebrate one's name-day instead of a birthday Since the Orthodox people are usually named after a saint's name, all those having the same name celebrate together Celebration of the name-day is considered to be spiritually important, and the celebrating individual develops special spiritual ties with his Patron Saint and, consequently, with God
- The feast day of the saint after whom one is named
- day of celebration for a saint after whom a person is named, feast day for the saint who is someone's namesake (Christianity)
- the day each year when people of some Christian religions celebrate the particular saint (=holy person) whose name they have been given
- the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
- name the day
- set the date for a wedding