holy innocents' day
1Holy Innocents' day — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… …
2Holy Innocents' Day — n. a religious feast day (Dec. 28) honoring the children slain at Herod s command: Matt. 2:16 …
3Holy Innocents' Day — noun December 28, commemorating Herod s slaughter of the children of Bethlehem • Syn: ↑Innocents Day • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day …
4Holy Innocents' Day — (28 December) This feast honours the babies massacred at Bethlehem on Herod s orders (Matthew 2: 1 18); also formerly called Childermas. Although falling within the joyful Christmas season, it was thought an extremely unlucky day on which one… …
5Holy Innocents' Day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod s order. Also called Innocents Day. * * * …
6Holy Innocents' Day — A Festival of the Church observed on the third day after Christmas, December 28th, in memory of the children of Bethlehem, whose death Herod caused, and who have always been regarded as the Infant Martyrs of the Christian Church, for that not… …
7Holy Innocents' Day — noun 28 December, a day of Christian religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod s order; Childermas. Matthew 2:16 …
8Innocents' Day — noun December 28, commemorating Herod s slaughter of the children of Bethlehem • Syn: ↑Holy Innocents Day • Hypernyms: ↑Christian holy day …
9Innocents' Day — /ˈɪnəsənts deɪ/ (say inuhsuhnts day) noun → Holy Innocents Day …
10Innocents' Day. — See Holy Innocents Day. * * * …