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Feast of Sacrifice

Definitions of Feast of Sacrifice
  1. 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
    synonyms: Id al-Adha
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    feast day, fete day
    a day designated for feasting
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