holytide

[ hoh-lee-tahyd ]
/ ˈhoʊ liˌtaɪd /

noun

a time of religious observances.

Origin of holytide

before 1100; Middle English holi tid, Old English hālig tīd. See holy, tide1

Words nearby holytide

Example sentences from the Web for holytide

  • The wren, to seek for which used to be the sport dedicated to the holytide, was left unpursued and unslain.

    Peveril of the Peak |Sir Walter Scott