Definition of anniversary

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Anniversary (n.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope..

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Jubilee :: "Jubilee (n.) The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of Missions..
Bicentennial :: Bicentennial (n.) The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration..
Birthnight :: Birthnight (n.) The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that night in succeeding years.
Birthday :: Birthday (a.) Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as, birthday gifts or festivities..
Centennial :: Centennial (n.) The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary.
Annual :: Annual (n.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day..
Festi-val :: Festi-val (n.) A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious..
Anniversary :: Anniversary (a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast..
Return :: Return (n.) The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the same place or condition; as, the return of one long absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons, or of an anniversary..
Annueler :: Annueler (n.) A priest employed in saying annuals, or anniversary Masses..
Bicentenary :: Bicentenary (n.) The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration..
Anniversary :: Anniversary (n.) The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence..
Semicentennial :: Semicentennial (n.) A fiftieth anniversary.
Anniverse :: Anniverse (n.) Anniversary.
Day :: Day (n.) (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of contest, some anniversary, etc..
Corsage :: Corsage (n.) a flower or small arrangement of flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically worn by women on special occasions (as, at a ball or an anniversary celebration), a corsage may be worn pinned to the chest, or tied to the wrist. It is usually larger or more elaborate than a boutonniere..
Oration :: Oration (n.) An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill..
Tercentenary :: Tercentenary (n.) The three hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an anniversary..
Obituary :: Obituary (n.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead..
Holiday :: Holiday (n.) A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some event. See Holyday..
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