ember day

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   a day set aside for fasting and prayer

   BroaderChristian holy day

Questions about ember day

What does ember day mean?

ember day means "a day set aside for fasting and prayer".

Is ember day a common word?

ember day is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.