AWOL French leave High Holiday High Holy Day abeyance abscondence absence absence without leave absentation absenteeism absenting bank holiday break caesura cease-fire church feast cut day of festivities default departure disappearance drop escape excused absence feast feast day festival day fete day fixed feast fleeing furlough gala day hesitation high day holiday holy day hooky interim interlude intermezzo intermission intermittence interruption interval lapse layoff leave leave of absence leaving legal holiday letup lull nonappearance nonattendance pause recess red-letter day remission respite rest running away sabbatical leave sick leave stand-down stay suspension truancy truantism truce unexcused absence vacation