holy day
Origin of holy day
see origin at holiday
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Examples from the Web for holy day
Historical Examples of holy day
In fact a rudimentary Christmas festival of a holiday, not holy-day, type.
Some Reminiscences of old VictoriaEdgar Fawcett
This day is kept strictly as a holy-day, being the King's Coronation.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, CompleteSamuel Pepys
The day was clear and cold, as if befitting the holy-day they were about to celebrate.
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other StoriesLeo Tolstoi
They perform it in a sort of holy-day dress, made of skins, and adorned with ribbons.
A Treatise on the Art of DancingGiovanni-Andrea Gallini
This impression was strengthened on our seeing the citizens returning from the country in their holy-day suits.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
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