Holyday

Holyday
Holyday Ho"ly*day`, n. 1. A religious festival. [1913 Webster]

2. A secular festival; a holiday. [1913 Webster]

Note: Holiday is the preferable and prevailing spelling in the second sense. The spelling holy day or holyday in often used in the first sense. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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