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HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Holy Innocents' Day mean?
• HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY (noun)
The noun HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY has 1 sense:
1. December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
Familiarity information: HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Synonyms:
Holy Innocents' Day; Innocents' Day
Hypernyms ("Holy Innocents' Day" is a kind of...):
Christian holy day (a religious holiday for Christians)
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