Feast of Sacrifice

feas·tof·sac·rifice

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Synonyms

Related words

Broader terms

feast day

Grammar

noun
singular	feast of sacrifice
plural	feast of sacrifices

Nearby words

feast day Feast of Booths Feast of Dedication Feast of Dormition Feast of Lights Feast of Tabernacles Feast of the Circumcision Feast of the Dedication Feast of the Unleavened Bread Feast of Weeks

Browse

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Random word