Red Letter

Red letter is an English language idiom that may refer to:

  • A red letter day, an important occasion, festival, or anniversary
  • A red letter edition, usually of the Bible, with portions of the text written in red ink

Famous quotes containing the words red and/or letter:

    “And out of her bosom there grew a red rose
    And out of Lord Lovel’s a briar, briar, briar,
    And out of Lord Lovel’s a briar.”
    —Unknown. Lord Lovel (l. 38–40)

    “This is my letter to the World
    That never wrote to Me—
    The simple News that Nature told—
    With tender Majesty.”
    —Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)