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Red-letter day

noun

A memorably happy or noteworthy day (from the custom of marking holy days in red on church calendars).

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"Red-letter day" Quotes from Famous Books

... wines glide down charmingly. The dancers perform a merveille. Go, one of you, and publish it throughout Genoa that I am in good humor, and that every one may enjoy himself. By my ruling star this shall be marked as a red-letter day in the calendar, and underneath be written,—"This day was Prince Doria merry." (The guests lift their glasses to their mouths. A general toast of "The Republic." Sound of trumpets.) The Republic? (Throwing his glass violently on the ground.) There lie its fragments. (Three ...

— The Works of Frederich Schiller in English • Frederich Schiller

... a red-letter day in American politics, the Republican party was organized at Bloomington, Illinois, and, after his speech at the inauguration, Abraham Lincoln was hailed as the foremost of the league throughout the West. A ...

— The Lincoln Story Book • Henry L. Williams

Words linked to "Red-letter day" : day