Definition of Holydays

1. Noun. (plural of holyday) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Holydays

1. holyday [n] - See also: holyday

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holydays

holy place
holy smoke
holy terror
holy thistle
holy war
holy wars
holy water
holy water sprinkler
holy waters
holydam
holydame
holydames
holydams
holyday
holydays (current term)
holyhedra
holyhedron
holyness
holynesse
holystone
holystoned
holystones
holystoning
holytide
holytides
hom
homa
homacanth
homage

Literary usage of Holydays

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Shakespeare and His Times: Including the Biography of the Poet; Criticism on by Nathan Drake (1817)
"RURAL holydays, AND FESTIVALS. THE record of rural festivity and amusement, ... The sports and amusements of our ancestors on their holydays and festivals, ..."

2. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mountains and by Washington Irving (1849)
"... indulging in unreasonable austerity, he delighted to see the poor and the laborint man rejoice; and for this purpose he was a great promoter m holydays. ..."

3. Troy and Its Remains: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries Made on the by Heinrich Schliemann (1875)
"Return to Hissarlik in 1873 — Interruptions by holydays apd weather — Strong cold north winds—Importance of good overseers — An artist taken to draw the ..."

4. A History of New-York: From the Beginning of the World to the End of the by Washington Irving (1848)
"... he delighted to see the poor and the laboring man rejoice; and for this purpose he was a great promoter of holydays. Under his reign there was a great ..."

5. The Christian Examiner (1836)
"The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and holydays throughout the Year. First American Edition. Philadelphia : Carey, Lea, &i Blan- chard. ..."

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