holiday: now rare, or used chiefly as two words in the literal sense of
holy.
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Holyday
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Formerly a common spelling of
holiday
: now rare, or used chiefly as two words in the literal sense of
holy.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A religious festival.
noun.
A secular festival; a holiday.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Obsolete form of
holiday
.
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noun.
a day specified for religious observance
Word Usage
""holyday," but many holidays, like Independence Day and Labor Day, are not holy."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
holiday
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Dormition
christian holy day
fast day
feast of dormition
jewish holy day
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
all-black
fine-wrought
foul-weather
go-to-meeting
i'faith
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
holiday