Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Memorably happy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having red letters; marked by red letters.
- Hence— A fortunate or auspicious day.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.
- adjective a day that is fortunate or auspicious; -- so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days, or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Particularly
significant orpositive .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective memorable for being a special occasion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A lot of people here identified as red-letter Christians, who believe the words of Jesus have been hijacked by worldly authorities.
Rapture Ready! Daniel Radosh 2008
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I came back from a wonderful week in Capri in time for a hot, dusty Fourth of July, rather a red-letter day for many young birds taking their first flights.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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There's a red-letter day on the calendar approaching fast.
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He was ravenous for the sweets that only on red-letter days he had ever tasted in his life.
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I came back from a wonderful week in Capri in time for a hot, dusty Fourth of July, rather a red-letter day for many young birds taking their first flights.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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On that red-letter day when I was alone in the house for the first time one eagle sat in a favorite perch tree across the river.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Given its roots in fox hunting, which greeted each 26 December as a red-letter day, national hunt racing's King George VI Chase at Kempton is a Boxing Day staple since 1947 that has provided imperishable memories of courage and drama.
How Boxing Day sport became a permanent fixture in our hearts | Rob Bagchi 2011
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As then-PC World editor David Bunnell noted a quarter of a century ago, the arrival of the personal computer was a red-letter event in the empowerment of the individual: We could now create, use, store and distribute our own information without having to ask for permission or approval from an information-technology priesthood.
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On one red-letter day he sent 19 witches to their deaths.
The Blame Game Dave Shiflett 2012
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On that red-letter day when I was alone in the house for the first time one eagle sat in a favorite perch tree across the river.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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