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Definition of Holies
1. holy [n] - See also: holy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Holies
Literary usage of Holies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"As leader of the moderate (or Presbyterian) party holies now саше into violent
... They hated one another equally "; and holies would not allow any merit in ..."
2. Westminster Hall, Or, Professional Relics and Anecdotes of the Bar, Bench by Henry Roscoe, Thomas Roscoe (1825)
"The affront was, that when Lord holies attempted to apeak to the characters of
the Frenchmen, the Chief Justice stopped him, saying he must not interrupt ..."
3. A Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, Scotland, and Ireland by Horace Walpole, Thomas Park (1806)
"The courage of Digby blazed by choice; that of holies burned by necessity.3 Through
their life, the former acted from the impulse of great parts ..."
4. The Musical World (1860)
"Price Ss. Published this day by Boosey and Sons, holies-street. BRINLEY RICHARDS' «THOU
ART SO NEAR." Reichart'i celebrated song arranged for Pianoforte by ..."
5. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"2 Knowing that it would be useless to apply again to the speaker to put the
question, holies put it himself, and after the defiant resolutions had been thus ..."
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