Holy Innocents' Day
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noun
December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
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British Dictionary definitions for Holy Innocents' Day
Holy Innocents' Day
noun
Dec 28, a day commemorating the massacre of male children at Bethlehem by Herod's order (Matthew 2:16); Childermas
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