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holytide

[ hoh-lee-tahyd ]
/ ˈhoʊ liˌtaɪd /
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noun
a time of religious observances.
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Origin of holytide

before 1100; Middle English holi tid,Old English hālig tīd.See holy, tide1

Words nearby holytide

holystone, holy synod, holy terror, holy thistle, Holy Thursday, holytide, Holy Trinity, holy war, holy water, holy water sprinkler, Holy Week
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Words related to holytide

fast day, holiday, saint's day

How to use holytide in a sentence

  • The wren, to seek for which used to be the sport dedicated to the holytide, was left unpursued and unslain.

    Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott
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