Holyday
[həʊ'li:deɪ]
Definition
(n.) A religious festival.
(n.) A secular festival; a holiday.
Typist: Ruben
Examples
- When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holyday, filled my pocket with coppers. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Butchered to make a Roman holyday has grown monotonous to me. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The practiced knights from Palestine made holyday sport of carving the awkward men-at-arms into chops and steaks. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
Typist: Ruben