Holyday

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of holiday used to emphasize holiness. alt-of, alternative

    "This is the year to reverse the process of time and once again make the holiday a holyday; our Clausmas, a Christmas."

  2. 2
    Obsolete form of holiday. alt-of, obsolete

    "Having obtained the loan of a horse one holyday, he rode into a "faire forest," where, overcome by the heat, he lay down under the shade of a tree and meditated on his wretched state."

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vacationbank holidayfeast dayleavevacationday off

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"This is the year to reverse the process of time and once again make the holiday a holyday; our Clausmas, a Christmas."

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